How To Install libfaifa0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaifa0 on Kali Linux.

What is libfaifa0

libfaifa0 is:

Faifa is a network tool to remotely manage HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV devices.

HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV are specifications of Power Line Communication (PLC). PLC is a system for carrying data - network packets - over power line. http://www.homeplug.org/

This tool can configure, flash and collect statistics on thoses devices using private and public Ethernet frames.

This package contains Faifa shared library.

There are three methods to install libfaifa0 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 libfaifa0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfaifa0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfaifa0

Install libfaifa0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfaifa0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfaifa0

Install libfaifa0 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 libfaifa0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfaifa0

How To Uninstall libfaifa0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfaifa0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfaifa0

Uninstall libfaifa0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfaifa0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaifa0

Remove libfaifa0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfaifa0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfaifa0

Remove libfaifa0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfaifa0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaifa0

Dependencies

libfaifa0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcap0.8
• libssl1.1

References

• libfaifa0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaifa0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.