How To Install scrcpy-server on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scrcpy-server on Kali Linux.

What is scrcpy-server

scrcpy-server is:

This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on
USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access.

This package contains the server (mobile) binary, which will be pushed to the
Android device.

There are three methods to install scrcpy-server on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install scrcpy-server Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install scrcpy-server

Install scrcpy-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scrcpy-server

Install scrcpy-server Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scrcpy-server

How To Uninstall scrcpy-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the scrcpy-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scrcpy-server

Uninstall scrcpy-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall scrcpy-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrcpy-server

Remove scrcpy-server Configurations and Data

To remove scrcpy-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scrcpy-server

Remove scrcpy-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove scrcpy-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrcpy-server

Dependencies

scrcpy-server have the following dependencies:

References

• scrcpy-server website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scrcpy-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.