How To Install libelf1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelf1 on Kali Linux. libelf1 is library to read and write ELF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelf1 on Kali Linux.

What is libelf1

libelf1 is:

The libelf1 package provides a shared library which allows reading and writing ELF files on a high level. Third party programs depend on this package to read internals of ELF files. The programs of the elfutils package use it also to generate new ELF files.

This library is part of elfutils.

There are three methods to install libelf1 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 libelf1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libelf1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libelf1

Install libelf1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libelf1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libelf1

Install libelf1 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 libelf1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libelf1

How To Uninstall libelf1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libelf1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libelf1

Uninstall libelf1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libelf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelf1

Remove libelf1 Configurations and Data

To remove libelf1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libelf1

Remove libelf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libelf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelf1

Dependencies

libelf1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelf1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.