How To Install libacpi0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libacpi0 on Kali Linux.

What is libacpi0

libacpi0 is:

libacpi is a general purpose shared library for programs gathering ACPI data on Linux. It implements thermal zones, battery information, fan information and AC states.

This package contains the shared library for libacpi.

There are three methods to install libacpi0 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 libacpi0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libacpi0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libacpi0

Install libacpi0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libacpi0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libacpi0

Install libacpi0 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 libacpi0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libacpi0

How To Uninstall libacpi0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libacpi0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libacpi0

Uninstall libacpi0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libacpi0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libacpi0

Remove libacpi0 Configurations and Data

To remove libacpi0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libacpi0

Remove libacpi0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libacpi0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libacpi0

Dependencies

libacpi0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libacpi0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libacpi0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.