How To Install libffi7 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi7 on Kali Linux.

What is libffi7

libffi7 is:

A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language.

There are three methods to install libffi7 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 libffi7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libffi7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libffi7

Install libffi7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libffi7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libffi7

Install libffi7 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 libffi7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libffi7

How To Uninstall libffi7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libffi7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libffi7

Uninstall libffi7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libffi7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi7

Remove libffi7 Configurations and Data

To remove libffi7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libffi7

Remove libffi7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libffi7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffi7

Dependencies

libffi7 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libffi7 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.