How To Install libdlm3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm3 on Kali Linux. libdlm3 is Distributed Lock Manager library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm3 on Kali Linux.

What is libdlm3

libdlm3 is:

DLM is a symmetric general-purpose distributed lock manager. The lock manager itself is a kernel module.

This is the client library for applications using the lock manager.

There are three methods to install libdlm3 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 libdlm3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdlm3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdlm3

Install libdlm3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdlm3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdlm3

Install libdlm3 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 libdlm3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdlm3

How To Uninstall libdlm3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdlm3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdlm3

Uninstall libdlm3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdlm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdlm3

Remove libdlm3 Configurations and Data

To remove libdlm3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdlm3

Remove libdlm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdlm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdlm3

Dependencies

libdlm3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.