How To Install libdcap1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap1 on Kali Linux. libdcap1 is Client Libraries for dCache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap1 on Kali Linux.

What is libdcap1

libdcap1 is:

dCache is a distributed mass storage system. This package contains the client libraries.

There are three methods to install libdcap1 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 libdcap1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdcap1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdcap1

Install libdcap1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdcap1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdcap1

Install libdcap1 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 libdcap1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdcap1

How To Uninstall libdcap1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdcap1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdcap1

Uninstall libdcap1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdcap1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcap1

Remove libdcap1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdcap1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdcap1

Remove libdcap1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdcap1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcap1

Dependencies

libdcap1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.