How To Install libefivar1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefivar1 on Kali Linux. libefivar1 is Library to manage UEFI variables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefivar1 on Kali Linux.

What is libefivar1

libefivar1 is:

Library to allow for the simple manipulation of UEFI variables.

There are three methods to install libefivar1 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 libefivar1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libefivar1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libefivar1

Install libefivar1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libefivar1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libefivar1

Install libefivar1 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 libefivar1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libefivar1

How To Uninstall libefivar1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libefivar1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libefivar1

Uninstall libefivar1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libefivar1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libefivar1

Remove libefivar1 Configurations and Data

To remove libefivar1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libefivar1

Remove libefivar1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libefivar1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libefivar1

Dependencies

libefivar1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefivar1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.