How To Install eancheck on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is eancheck

eancheck is:

Eancheck is a simple program for checking EAN, PLU and UPC check digits. It also includes a header file for incorporating such functions into your own programs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install eancheck

Install eancheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eancheck

Install eancheck 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 eancheck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eancheck

How To Uninstall eancheck on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove eancheck

Uninstall eancheck And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eancheck

Remove eancheck Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eancheck

Remove eancheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eancheck

Dependencies

eancheck have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• eancheck website

Summary

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