How To Install steam-devices on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install steam-devices on Kali Linux.

What is steam-devices

steam-devices is:

This package provides udev rules for various Steam-related hardware devices
such as the Steam Controller (gamepad) and the HTC Vive (virtual reality
headset).

There are three methods to install steam-devices 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 steam-devices Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install steam-devices

Install steam-devices Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install steam-devices

Install steam-devices 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 steam-devices using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install steam-devices

How To Uninstall steam-devices on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the steam-devices package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove steam-devices

Uninstall steam-devices And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove steam-devices

Remove steam-devices Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge steam-devices

Remove steam-devices configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge steam-devices

Dependencies

steam-devices have the following dependencies:

References

• steam-devices website

Summary

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