How to Install Heimdall on OpenBSD

Heimdall is an open-source cross-platform utility tool that allows you to flash firmware on Samsung smartphones and tablets. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Heimdall on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following prerequisites before proceeding with the installation:

• OpenBSD system fully updated
• Root privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, you need to install the dependencies required to build and install Heimdall on OpenBSD. To do this, run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add libusb-compat libusb1 libzip libxml2

Step 2: Download Heimdall Source Code

Next, you need to download the Heimdall source code from the official website. You can download it by executing the following command:

$ fetch https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/archive/v1.4.2-2.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract and Compile Source Code

After downloading the Heimdall source code, extract it using the following command:

$ tar -xzvf v1.4.2-2.tar.gz

Once you've extracted the source code, navigate to the Heimdall directory and compile the application using the following commands:

$ cd Heimdall-1.4.2-2
$ make

This will build the application on your OpenBSD system.

Step 4: Install Heimdall on OpenBSD

Now that you have successfully compiled Heimdall, you can install it on your OpenBSD system using the following command:

$ doas make install

This will install Heimdall on your OpenBSD system.

Step 5: Verify Heimdall Installation

To verify that Heimdall has been installed successfully, you can run the following command:

$ heimdall --version

This command will output the version of Heimdall installed on your OpenBSD system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Heimdall on OpenBSD. With Heimdall installed, you can now flash firmware on Samsung smartphones and tablets via your OpenBSD system.