How To Install libbotan-2-17 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbotan-2-17 on Kali Linux.
What is libbotan-2-17
libbotan-2-17 is:
Botan is a C++ library which provides support for many common cryptographic operations, including encryption, authentication, and X.509v3 certificates and CRLs. A wide variety of algorithms is supported, including RSA, DSA, DES, AES, MD5, and SHA-1.
This package contains the 2.x version of Botan.
There are three methods to install libbotan-2-17 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 libbotan-2-17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbotan-2-17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbotan-2-17Install libbotan-2-17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbotan-2-17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbotan-2-17Install libbotan-2-17 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbotan-2-17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbotan-2-17How To Uninstall libbotan-2-17 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbotan-2-17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbotan-2-17Uninstall libbotan-2-17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbotan-2-17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbotan-2-17Remove libbotan-2-17 Configurations and Data
To remove libbotan-2-17 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbotan-2-17Remove libbotan-2-17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbotan-2-17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbotan-2-17Dependencies
libbotan-2-17 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbotan-2-17 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.