How To Install libbinutils on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbinutils

libbinutils is:

This package includes the private shared libraries libbfd and libopcodes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbinutils

Install libbinutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbinutils

Install libbinutils 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 libbinutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbinutils

How To Uninstall libbinutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbinutils

Uninstall libbinutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbinutils

Remove libbinutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbinutils

Remove libbinutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbinutils

Dependencies

libbinutils have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• libbinutils website

Summary

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