How To Install libeinfo1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeinfo1 on Kali Linux.

What is libeinfo1

libeinfo1 is:

OpenRC is a dependency based service manager. It provides support for System V init, for booting, changing runlevels, starting and stopping services, and shutting down.

Originally written as a Gentoo project, OpenRC aims at being platform-agnostic. It works equally well on Linux, BSD and Hurd. It supports the traditional init system in Debian in addition to many alternatives. OpenRC is implemented in C in a small, simple and efficient way, making it easy to understand, extend and reuse.

This package provides a runtime library that supports displaying messages on the console.

There are three methods to install libeinfo1 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 libeinfo1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libeinfo1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libeinfo1

Install libeinfo1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libeinfo1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libeinfo1

Install libeinfo1 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 libeinfo1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libeinfo1

How To Uninstall libeinfo1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libeinfo1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libeinfo1

Uninstall libeinfo1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeinfo1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeinfo1

Remove libeinfo1 Configurations and Data

To remove libeinfo1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeinfo1

Remove libeinfo1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libeinfo1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeinfo1

Dependencies

libeinfo1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libeinfo1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeinfo1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.