How To Install base58 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install base58 on Kali Linux.
What is base58
This package contains the base58 command, which can be used to encode, decode or check, in a form compatible with that used by the bitcoin network.
There are three ways to install base58 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 base58 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install base58 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install base58
Install base58 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install base58 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install base58
Install base58 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 base58 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install base58
How To Uninstall base58 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the base58 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove base58
Uninstall base58 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall base58 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove base58
Remove base58 Configurations and Data
To remove base58 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge base58
Remove base58 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove base58 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge base58
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install base58 using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.