How To Install libassuan0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libassuan0 on Kali Linux. libassuan0 is IPC library for the GnuPG components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libassuan0 on Kali Linux.

What is libassuan0

libassuan0 is:

Libassuan is a small library implementing the so-called “Assuan protocol”. This protocol is used for IPC between most newer GnuPG components. Both server and client side functions are provided.

There are three methods to install libassuan0 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 libassuan0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libassuan0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libassuan0

Install libassuan0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libassuan0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libassuan0

Install libassuan0 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 libassuan0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libassuan0

How To Uninstall libassuan0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libassuan0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libassuan0

Uninstall libassuan0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libassuan0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libassuan0

Remove libassuan0 Configurations and Data

To remove libassuan0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libassuan0

Remove libassuan0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libassuan0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libassuan0

Dependencies

libassuan0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libassuan0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.