How To Install gsasl-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsasl-common on Kali Linux.

What is gsasl-common

gsasl-common is:

GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers (e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers.

This package contains translation of diagnostic messages.

There are three methods to install gsasl-common 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 gsasl-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gsasl-common

Install gsasl-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gsasl-common

Install gsasl-common 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 gsasl-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gsasl-common

How To Uninstall gsasl-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gsasl-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gsasl-common

Uninstall gsasl-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsasl-common

Remove gsasl-common Configurations and Data

To remove gsasl-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gsasl-common

Remove gsasl-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsasl-common

Dependencies

gsasl-common have the following dependencies:

References

• gsasl-common website

Summary

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