How To Install libextractor-plugin-archive on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor-plugin-archive on Kali Linux.
What is libextractor-plugin-archive
libextractor-plugin-archive is:
GNU libextractor provides developers of file-sharing networks, file managers, and WWW-indexing bots with a universal library to obtain meta-data about files.
This package contains the plugin based on libarchive, supporting the following formats: TAR(.GZ), LZH, LHA, RAR, ZIP, CAB, 7-ZIP, AR, MTREE, PAX, CPIO, ISO9660, SHAR, RAW, and XAR.
There are three methods to install libextractor-plugin-archive 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 libextractor-plugin-archive Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libextractor-plugin-archive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libextractor-plugin-archiveInstall libextractor-plugin-archive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libextractor-plugin-archive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libextractor-plugin-archiveInstall libextractor-plugin-archive 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libextractor-plugin-archive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libextractor-plugin-archiveHow To Uninstall libextractor-plugin-archive on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libextractor-plugin-archive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libextractor-plugin-archiveUninstall libextractor-plugin-archive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libextractor-plugin-archive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libextractor-plugin-archiveRemove libextractor-plugin-archive Configurations and Data
To remove libextractor-plugin-archive configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libextractor-plugin-archiveRemove libextractor-plugin-archive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libextractor-plugin-archive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libextractor-plugin-archiveDependencies
libextractor-plugin-archive have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor-plugin-archive package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.