How To Install libdiscover2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscover2 on Kali Linux.

What is libdiscover2

libdiscover2 is:

libdiscover is a library enabling identification of various PCI, PCMCIA, and USB devices.

There are three methods to install libdiscover2 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 libdiscover2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdiscover2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdiscover2

Install libdiscover2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdiscover2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdiscover2

Install libdiscover2 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 libdiscover2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdiscover2

How To Uninstall libdiscover2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdiscover2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdiscover2

Uninstall libdiscover2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdiscover2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdiscover2

Remove libdiscover2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdiscover2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdiscover2

Remove libdiscover2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdiscover2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdiscover2

Dependencies

libdiscover2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libexpat1
• libusb-0.1-4

References

• libdiscover2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscover2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.