How To Install libctf0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctf0 on Kali Linux. libctf0 is Compact C Type Format library (runtime, BFD dependency)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctf0 on Kali Linux.

What is libctf0

libctf0 is:

This package includes the libctf-nobfd shared library. The Compact C Type Format (CTF) is a way of representing information about a binary program

There are three methods to install libctf0 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 libctf0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libctf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libctf0

Install libctf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libctf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libctf0

Install libctf0 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 libctf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libctf0

How To Uninstall libctf0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libctf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libctf0

Uninstall libctf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libctf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctf0

Remove libctf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libctf0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libctf0

Remove libctf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libctf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctf0

Dependencies

libctf0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctf0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.