How To Install idn2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install idn2 on Kali Linux.

What is idn2

idn2 is:

Libidn2 implements the revised algorithm for internationalized domain names called IDNA2008/TR46.

This package contains the idn2 command-line tool.

There are three methods to install idn2 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 idn2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install idn2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install idn2

Install idn2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install idn2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install idn2

Install idn2 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 idn2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install idn2

How To Uninstall idn2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the idn2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove idn2

Uninstall idn2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall idn2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove idn2

Remove idn2 Configurations and Data

To remove idn2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge idn2

Remove idn2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove idn2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge idn2

Dependencies

idn2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libidn2-0
• libunistring2

References

• idn2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install idn2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.