How To Install pci.ids on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pci.ids on Kali Linux.

What is pci.ids

pci.ids is:

This package contains the pci.ids file, a public repository of all known ID’s used in PCI devices: ID’s of vendors, devices, subsystems and device classes. It is used in various programs to display full human-readable names instead of cryptic numeric codes.

There are three methods to install pci.ids 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 pci.ids Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pci.ids using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pci.ids

Install pci.ids Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pci.ids using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pci.ids

Install pci.ids 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 pci.ids using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pci.ids

How To Uninstall pci.ids on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pci.ids package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pci.ids

Uninstall pci.ids And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pci.ids and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pci.ids

Remove pci.ids Configurations and Data

To remove pci.ids configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pci.ids

Remove pci.ids configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pci.ids configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pci.ids

Dependencies

pci.ids have the following dependencies:

References

• pci.ids website

Summary

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