How To Install libexplain51 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexplain51 on Kali Linux.

What is libexplain51

libexplain51 is:

This package provides a library which may be used to explain Unix and Linux system call errors. The library is not quite a drop-in replacement for strerror, but it comes close, with each system call having a dedicated libexplain function.

There are three methods to install libexplain51 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 libexplain51 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libexplain51 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libexplain51

Install libexplain51 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libexplain51 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libexplain51

Install libexplain51 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 libexplain51 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexplain51

How To Uninstall libexplain51 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexplain51 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexplain51

Uninstall libexplain51 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexplain51 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexplain51

Remove libexplain51 Configurations and Data

To remove libexplain51 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexplain51

Remove libexplain51 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libexplain51 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexplain51

Dependencies

libexplain51 have the following dependencies:

• lsof
• libacl1
• libc6
• libcap2

References

• libexplain51 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexplain51 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.