How To Install libecap3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3 on Kali Linux.

What is libecap3

libecap3 is:

eCAP is a software interface that allows a network application, such as an HTTP proxy or an ICAP server, to outsource content analysis and adaptation to a loadable module. For each applicable protocol message being processed, an eCAP-enabled host application supplies the message details to the adaptation module and gets back an adapted message, a “not interested” response, or a “block this message now!” instruction. These exchanges often include message bodies.

There are three methods to install libecap3 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 libecap3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libecap3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecap3

Install libecap3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecap3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecap3

Install libecap3 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 libecap3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecap3

How To Uninstall libecap3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libecap3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecap3

Uninstall libecap3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecap3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecap3

Remove libecap3 Configurations and Data

To remove libecap3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecap3

Remove libecap3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecap3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecap3

Dependencies

libecap3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libecap3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.