How To Install cracklib-runtime on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cracklib-runtime on Kali Linux.
What is cracklib-runtime
cracklib-runtime is:
Run-time support programs which use the shared library in libcrack2 including programs to build the password dictionary databases used by the functions in the shared library.
There are three methods to install cracklib-runtime 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 cracklib-runtime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cracklib-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cracklib-runtimeInstall cracklib-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cracklib-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cracklib-runtimeInstall cracklib-runtime 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 cracklib-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cracklib-runtimeHow To Uninstall cracklib-runtime on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cracklib-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cracklib-runtimeUninstall cracklib-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cracklib-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cracklib-runtimeRemove cracklib-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove cracklib-runtime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cracklib-runtimeRemove cracklib-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cracklib-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cracklib-runtimeDependencies
cracklib-runtime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cracklib-runtime package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.