How to Install and Uninstall swupdate Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "swupdate" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install swupdate on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                swupdate
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "swupdate" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall swupdate on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                swupdate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the swupdate package on Kali Linux

Package: swupdate
Version: 2023.12.1+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 1265
Maintainer: Bastian Germann
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libbtrfsutil1 (>= 5.6), libc6 (>= 2.34), libconfig9, libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.56.1), libext2fs2 (>= 1.43), libfdisk1 (>= 2.31.1), libgpiod2 (>= 1.1), libjson-c5 (>= 0.15), liblua5.4-0 (>= 5.4.6), librsync2 (>= 1.0.0), libswupdate0.1 (>= 2023.12), libsystemd0, libubootenv0.1 (>= 0.3.5), liburiparser1 (>= 0.6.0), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libwebsockets19 (>= 2.4.1), libwolfssl42 (>= 5.2.0), libzck1 (>= 1.2.0+ds1), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), sysuser-helper (>= 1.3.3)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: libebgenv0, libubootenv0
Size: 396964
SHA256: d70fce7bf729185539e778cb156c9b1254fa3fbe88fc18495ea7f425221b3cc6
SHA1: b7758912452fde6e2bea5a58b4983e1687a52e71
MD5sum: 11b1cd1e1c14557cee88a7780c5a924a
Description: Software update framework for embedded systems
swupdate is a Linux update agent with the goal to provide an efficient and
safe way to update an embedded system.
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- Install on embedded media (eMMC, SD, Raw NAND, NOR and SPI-NOR flashes)
- Allow delivery single image for multiple devices
- Multiple interfaces for getting software
1. local storage
2. integrated web server
3. integrated REST client connector to hawkBit
4. remote server download
- Software delivered as images, gzipped tarball, etc
- Allow custom handlers for installing FPGA/ microcontroller firmware.
- Power-Off safe
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://sbabic.github.io/swupdate
Built-Using: mtd-utils (= 1:2.1.6-1)
Section: embedded
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/swupdate/swupdate_2023.12.1+dfsg-1_amd64.deb