How To Install libgssapi-krb5-2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi-krb5-2 on Kali Linux.

What is libgssapi-krb5-2

libgssapi-krb5-2 is:

Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).

This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.

This package contains the runtime library for the MIT Kerberos implementation of GSS-API used by applications and Kerberos clients.

There are three methods to install libgssapi-krb5-2 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 libgssapi-krb5-2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi-krb5-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgssapi-krb5-2

Install libgssapi-krb5-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi-krb5-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgssapi-krb5-2

Install libgssapi-krb5-2 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 libgssapi-krb5-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgssapi-krb5-2

How To Uninstall libgssapi-krb5-2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgssapi-krb5-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgssapi-krb5-2

Uninstall libgssapi-krb5-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgssapi-krb5-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgssapi-krb5-2

Remove libgssapi-krb5-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgssapi-krb5-2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgssapi-krb5-2

Remove libgssapi-krb5-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgssapi-krb5-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgssapi-krb5-2

Dependencies

libgssapi-krb5-2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcom-err2
• libk5crypto3
• libkrb5-3
• libkrb5support0

References

• libgssapi-krb5-2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi-krb5-2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.