How To Install libcanlock3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock3 on Kali Linux.

What is libcanlock3

libcanlock3 is:

Cancel locks are used by Usenet article posters to authenticate their authorship of an article. It may then by used by servers to prevent cancel and supersede abuse. The use of this feature remains the newsmaster’s decision.

This library may be used for both the generation and the verification of cancel locks.

There are three methods to install libcanlock3 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 libcanlock3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcanlock3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcanlock3

Install libcanlock3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcanlock3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcanlock3

Install libcanlock3 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 libcanlock3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcanlock3

How To Uninstall libcanlock3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcanlock3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcanlock3

Uninstall libcanlock3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcanlock3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanlock3

Remove libcanlock3 Configurations and Data

To remove libcanlock3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcanlock3

Remove libcanlock3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcanlock3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanlock3

Dependencies

libcanlock3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libcanlock3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.