How To Install libasan6-i386-cross on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan6-i386-cross on Kali Linux. libasan6-i386-cross is AddressSanitizer – a fast memory error detector

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan6-i386-cross on Kali Linux.

What is libasan6-i386-cross

libasan6-i386-cross is:

AddressSanitizer (ASan) is a fast memory error detector. It finds use-after-free and {heap,stack,global}-buffer overflow bugs in C/C++ programs.

There are three methods to install libasan6-i386-cross 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 libasan6-i386-cross Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libasan6-i386-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libasan6-i386-cross

Install libasan6-i386-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libasan6-i386-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libasan6-i386-cross

Install libasan6-i386-cross 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 libasan6-i386-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libasan6-i386-cross

How To Uninstall libasan6-i386-cross on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libasan6-i386-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libasan6-i386-cross

Uninstall libasan6-i386-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libasan6-i386-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasan6-i386-cross

Remove libasan6-i386-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libasan6-i386-cross configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libasan6-i386-cross

Remove libasan6-i386-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libasan6-i386-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasan6-i386-cross

Dependencies

libasan6-i386-cross have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan6-i386-cross package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.