How To Install libecryptfs1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs1 on Kali Linux. libecryptfs1 is ecryptfs cryptographic filesystem (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs1 on Kali Linux.

What is libecryptfs1

libecryptfs1 is:

eCryptfs is a POSIX-compliant enterprise-class stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libecryptfs1 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 libecryptfs1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecryptfs1

Install libecryptfs1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecryptfs1

Install libecryptfs1 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 libecryptfs1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecryptfs1

How To Uninstall libecryptfs1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libecryptfs1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecryptfs1

Uninstall libecryptfs1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecryptfs1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecryptfs1

Remove libecryptfs1 Configurations and Data

To remove libecryptfs1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecryptfs1

Remove libecryptfs1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecryptfs1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecryptfs1

Dependencies

libecryptfs1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.