How To Install scantool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is scantool

scantool is:

Scanning tool that communicates with OBD-II serial port devices, used for vehicle diagnostics. Requires a serial to CAN bus device specific to the OBD-II port for a given model vehicle.

There are three methods to install scantool 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 scantool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scantool

Install scantool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scantool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scantool

Install scantool 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 scantool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scantool

How To Uninstall scantool on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the scantool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scantool

Uninstall scantool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scantool

Remove scantool Configurations and Data

To remove scantool configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scantool

Remove scantool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scantool

Dependencies

scantool have the following dependencies:

• liballegro4.4

References

• scantool website

Summary

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