How To Install libbash on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbash

libbash is:

libbash is a tool for managing bash scripts that contain functions you may want to use in various scripts. It provides mechanism to define dependencies between scripts and facility for script loading.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbash

Install libbash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbash

Install libbash 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 libbash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbash

How To Uninstall libbash on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbash

Uninstall libbash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbash

Remove libbash Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbash

Remove libbash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbash

Dependencies

libbash have the following dependencies:

References

• libbash website

Summary

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