How To Install libfuse2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse2 on Kali Linux.

What is libfuse2

libfuse2 is:

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. It also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libfuse2 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 libfuse2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfuse2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfuse2

Install libfuse2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfuse2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfuse2

Install libfuse2 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 libfuse2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfuse2

How To Uninstall libfuse2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfuse2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfuse2

Uninstall libfuse2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfuse2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfuse2

Remove libfuse2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfuse2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfuse2

Remove libfuse2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfuse2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfuse2

Dependencies

libfuse2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libfuse2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.