How To Install libafsauthent2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafsauthent2 on Kali Linux. libafsauthent2 is AFS distributed file system runtime library (authentication)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafsauthent2 on Kali Linux.

What is libafsauthent2

libafsauthent2 is:

AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.

This package provides the shared library implementing AFS client authentication and token management.

There are three methods to install libafsauthent2 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 libafsauthent2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libafsauthent2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libafsauthent2

Install libafsauthent2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libafsauthent2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libafsauthent2

Install libafsauthent2 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 libafsauthent2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libafsauthent2

How To Uninstall libafsauthent2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libafsauthent2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libafsauthent2

Uninstall libafsauthent2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libafsauthent2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libafsauthent2

Remove libafsauthent2 Configurations and Data

To remove libafsauthent2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libafsauthent2

Remove libafsauthent2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libafsauthent2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libafsauthent2

Dependencies

libafsauthent2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafsauthent2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.