How To Install libelogind0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelogind0 on Kali Linux.

What is libelogind0

libelogind0 is:

This library provides runtime access to elogind session management.

The library is ABI compatible with libsystemd0 and provides the necessary symlinks to allow binaries linked against libsystemd0 to work with libelogind0. For full details of the compatibility see README.Debian.

There are three methods to install libelogind0 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 libelogind0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libelogind0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libelogind0

Install libelogind0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libelogind0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libelogind0

Install libelogind0 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 libelogind0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libelogind0

How To Uninstall libelogind0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libelogind0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libelogind0

Uninstall libelogind0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libelogind0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelogind0

Remove libelogind0 Configurations and Data

To remove libelogind0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libelogind0

Remove libelogind0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libelogind0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelogind0

Dependencies

libelogind0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcap2

References

• libelogind0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelogind0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.