How To Install libbiometric0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometric0 on Kali Linux.

What is libbiometric0

libbiometric0 is:

The core layer of biometric identification authentication framework. The core layer abstracts the common operation of all kinds of biometric recognition, constructs the underlying framework of biometric recognition, and provides the general function and unified data storage method.

This package contains a library for biometric identification.

There are three methods to install libbiometric0 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 libbiometric0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbiometric0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbiometric0

Install libbiometric0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbiometric0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbiometric0

Install libbiometric0 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 libbiometric0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbiometric0

How To Uninstall libbiometric0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbiometric0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbiometric0

Uninstall libbiometric0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbiometric0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbiometric0

Remove libbiometric0 Configurations and Data

To remove libbiometric0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbiometric0

Remove libbiometric0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbiometric0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbiometric0

Dependencies

libbiometric0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libsqlite3-0
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• libbiometric0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometric0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.