How To Install libclamunrar9 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamunrar9 on Kali Linux.
What is libclamunrar9
libclamunrar9 is:
Clam AntiVirus is an anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon in the clamav-daemon package, a command-line scanner in the clamav package, and a tool for automatic updating via the Internet in the clamav-freshclam package. The programs are based on libclamav9, which can be used by other software.
This package provides support for RAR packaged files or mail attachments. Support will be available once this package is installed and clamd or a local clamscan is restarted.
There are three methods to install libclamunrar9 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 libclamunrar9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libclamunrar9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclamunrar9Install libclamunrar9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libclamunrar9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclamunrar9Install libclamunrar9 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 libclamunrar9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclamunrar9How To Uninstall libclamunrar9 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libclamunrar9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclamunrar9Uninstall libclamunrar9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclamunrar9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclamunrar9Remove libclamunrar9 Configurations and Data
To remove libclamunrar9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclamunrar9Remove libclamunrar9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclamunrar9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclamunrar9Dependencies
libclamunrar9 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamunrar9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.