How To Install libb2-1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb2-1 on Kali Linux. libb2-1 is BLAKE2 family of hash functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb2-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libb2-1

libb2-1 is:

The BLAKE2 family of hash functions is an improved version of the SHA-3 finalist BLAKE.

BLAKE2b is optimized for 64-bit platforms and produces up to 64 bytes of output; BLAKE2s is optimized for 32-bit platforms and produces up to 32 bytes of output.

BLAKE2bp and BLAKE2sp are parallel versions of BLAKE2b and BLAKE2s designed for increased performance on multicore and large-vector SIMD processors.

libb2 provides a portable implementation of BLAKE2, optimized implementations for IA-32 and AMD64 processors, and an interface layer that automatically selects the best implementation for the processor it is run on.

There are three methods to install libb2-1 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 libb2-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libb2-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libb2-1

Install libb2-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libb2-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libb2-1

Install libb2-1 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 libb2-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libb2-1

How To Uninstall libb2-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libb2-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libb2-1

Uninstall libb2-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libb2-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libb2-1

Remove libb2-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libb2-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libb2-1

Remove libb2-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libb2-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libb2-1

Dependencies

libb2-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb2-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.