How To Install libfuzzy2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuzzy2 on Kali Linux.

What is libfuzzy2

libfuzzy2 is:

ssdeep is a tool for recursive computing and matching of Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing (aka Fuzzy Hashing).

Fuzzy hashing is a method for comparing similar but not identical files. This tool can be used to compare files like regular hashing does (like md5sum or sha1sum) but it will find similar files with little differences.

For example, it can be used to identify modified versions of known files even if data has been inserted, modified, or deleted in the new files.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libfuzzy2 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 libfuzzy2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfuzzy2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfuzzy2

Install libfuzzy2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfuzzy2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfuzzy2

Install libfuzzy2 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 libfuzzy2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfuzzy2

How To Uninstall libfuzzy2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfuzzy2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfuzzy2

Uninstall libfuzzy2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfuzzy2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfuzzy2

Remove libfuzzy2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfuzzy2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfuzzy2

Remove libfuzzy2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfuzzy2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfuzzy2

Dependencies

libfuzzy2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libfuzzy2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuzzy2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.