How To Install lib32readline8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32readline8 on Kali Linux.

What is lib32readline8

lib32readline8 is:

The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.

The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.

There are three methods to install lib32readline8 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 lib32readline8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32readline8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib32readline8

Install lib32readline8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib32readline8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib32readline8

Install lib32readline8 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 lib32readline8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib32readline8

How To Uninstall lib32readline8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lib32readline8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib32readline8

Uninstall lib32readline8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib32readline8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib32readline8

Remove lib32readline8 Configurations and Data

To remove lib32readline8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib32readline8

Remove lib32readline8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib32readline8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib32readline8

Dependencies

lib32readline8 have the following dependencies:

• readline-common
• lib32tinfo6
• libc6-i386

References

• lib32readline8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib32readline8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.