How To Install ts_print_raw on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install libts-bin

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is ts_print_raw and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install ts_print_raw on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install ts_print_raw using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install ts_print_raw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libts-bin

Install ts_print_raw using apt

Because ts_print_raw is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install ts_print_raw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libts-bin

Install ts_print_raw using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install ts_print_raw by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libts-bin

How to upgrade (update) a single package ts_print_raw using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the ts_print_raw, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install libts-bin

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install libts-bin

How To Uninstall ts_print_raw from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ts_print_raw package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libts-bin

Uninstall ts_print_raw and all its dependencies

To uninstall ts_print_raw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libts-bin

Remove ts_print_raw with all configurations and data

To remove ts_print_raw configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libts-bin

Remove ts_print_raw completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to ts_print_raw package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libts-bin

Extra info and code examples

Tslib is an abstraction layer for touchscreen panel events, as well as a filter stack for the manipulation of those events. This package contains programs like ts_calibrate or ts_uinput that can be useful when developing, testing or deploying applications using tslib.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install ts_print_raw using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the ts_print_raw from Kali Linux.

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