How To Install libsigscan-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigscan-utils on Kali Linux.
What is libsigscan-utils
libsigscan-utils is:
libsigscan is a library for binary signature scanning, using simple offset/string-based signatures.
This package contains sigscan, a command line tool that uses libsigscan to find binary signatures in files.
There are three methods to install libsigscan-utils 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 libsigscan-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsigscan-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigscan-utilsInstall libsigscan-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsigscan-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigscan-utilsInstall libsigscan-utils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsigscan-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigscan-utilsHow To Uninstall libsigscan-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsigscan-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigscan-utilsUninstall libsigscan-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigscan-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigscan-utilsRemove libsigscan-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libsigscan-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigscan-utilsRemove libsigscan-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigscan-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigscan-utilsDependencies
libsigscan-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigscan-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
