How To Install libgsecuredelete0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsecuredelete0 on Kali Linux.

What is libgsecuredelete0

libgsecuredelete0 is:

GSecureDelete is a GObject wrapper library for the secure-delete tools (srm, sfill, sswap and smem), aiming to ease use of these tool from programs by providing a simple but complete API to invoke them.

There are three methods to install libgsecuredelete0 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 libgsecuredelete0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgsecuredelete0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgsecuredelete0

Install libgsecuredelete0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgsecuredelete0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgsecuredelete0

Install libgsecuredelete0 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 libgsecuredelete0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgsecuredelete0

How To Uninstall libgsecuredelete0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgsecuredelete0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgsecuredelete0

Uninstall libgsecuredelete0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgsecuredelete0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsecuredelete0

Remove libgsecuredelete0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgsecuredelete0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgsecuredelete0

Remove libgsecuredelete0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgsecuredelete0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsecuredelete0

Dependencies

libgsecuredelete0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• secure-delete

References

• libgsecuredelete0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsecuredelete0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.