How To Install libcryptsetup12 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup12 on Kali Linux.

What is libcryptsetup12

libcryptsetup12 is:

Cryptsetup provides an interface for configuring encryption on block devices (such as /home or swap partitions), using the Linux kernel device mapper target dm-crypt. It features integrated Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) support.

This package provides the libcryptsetup shared library.

There are three methods to install libcryptsetup12 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 libcryptsetup12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcryptsetup12

Install libcryptsetup12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcryptsetup12

Install libcryptsetup12 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 libcryptsetup12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcryptsetup12

How To Uninstall libcryptsetup12 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcryptsetup12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcryptsetup12

Uninstall libcryptsetup12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcryptsetup12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptsetup12

Remove libcryptsetup12 Configurations and Data

To remove libcryptsetup12 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptsetup12

Remove libcryptsetup12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcryptsetup12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptsetup12

Dependencies

libcryptsetup12 have the following dependencies:

• libargon2-1
• libblkid1
• libc6
• libdevmapper1.02.1

References

• libcryptsetup12 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup12 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.