How To Install authbind on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is authbind

authbind is:

This package allows a package to be started as non-root but still bind to low ports, without any changes to the application.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install authbind

Install authbind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install authbind

Install authbind 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 authbind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install authbind

How To Uninstall authbind on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove authbind

Uninstall authbind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove authbind

Remove authbind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge authbind

Remove authbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge authbind

Dependencies

authbind have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• authbind website

Summary

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