How To Install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 on Kali Linux.

What is dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 is:

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There are three methods to install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 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 dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

Install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

Install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 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 dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

How To Uninstall dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

Uninstall dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

Remove dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 Configurations and Data

To remove dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

Remove dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dotnet-hostfxr-3.1

Dependencies

dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 have the following dependencies:

• libgcc1
• libstdc++6
• dotnet-host
• libc6

References

• dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.