How To Install libattr1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattr1 on Kali Linux.

What is libattr1

libattr1 is:

Contains the runtime environment required by programs that make use of extended attributes.

There are three methods to install libattr1 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 libattr1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libattr1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libattr1

Install libattr1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libattr1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libattr1

Install libattr1 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 libattr1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libattr1

How To Uninstall libattr1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libattr1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libattr1

Uninstall libattr1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libattr1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libattr1

Remove libattr1 Configurations and Data

To remove libattr1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libattr1

Remove libattr1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libattr1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libattr1

Dependencies

libattr1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libattr1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattr1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.