How To Install libasan6 on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libasan6

libasan6 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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libasan6

Install libasan6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libasan6

Install libasan6 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libasan6

How To Uninstall libasan6 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libasan6

Uninstall libasan6 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasan6

Remove libasan6 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libasan6

Remove libasan6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasan6

Dependencies

libasan6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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