How To Install libfdt1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdt1 on Kali Linux.

What is libfdt1

libfdt1 is:

This is a library containing functions for manipulating Flat Device Trees.

There are three methods to install libfdt1 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 libfdt1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdt1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfdt1

Install libfdt1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdt1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfdt1

Install libfdt1 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 libfdt1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfdt1

How To Uninstall libfdt1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfdt1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfdt1

Uninstall libfdt1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfdt1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdt1

Remove libfdt1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfdt1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdt1

Remove libfdt1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfdt1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdt1

Dependencies

libfdt1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libfdt1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdt1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.