How To Install cabextract on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cabextract

cabextract is:

Cabextract is a program which unpacks cabinet (.cab) files, which are a form of archive Microsoft uses to distribute their software and things like Windows Font Packs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cabextract

Install cabextract Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cabextract

Install cabextract 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 cabextract using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cabextract

How To Uninstall cabextract on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cabextract

Uninstall cabextract And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cabextract

Remove cabextract Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cabextract

Remove cabextract configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cabextract

Dependencies

cabextract have the following dependencies:

• libmspack0
• libc6

References

• cabextract website

Summary

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