How To Install libgssrpc4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssrpc4 on Kali Linux. libgssrpc4 is MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - GSS enabled ONCRPC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssrpc4 on Kali Linux.

What is libgssrpc4

libgssrpc4 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 an RPC library used by the Kerberos administrative programs and potentially other applications.

There are three methods to install libgssrpc4 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 libgssrpc4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgssrpc4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgssrpc4

Install libgssrpc4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgssrpc4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgssrpc4

Install libgssrpc4 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 libgssrpc4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgssrpc4

How To Uninstall libgssrpc4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgssrpc4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgssrpc4

Uninstall libgssrpc4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgssrpc4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgssrpc4

Remove libgssrpc4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgssrpc4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgssrpc4

Remove libgssrpc4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgssrpc4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgssrpc4

Dependencies

libgssrpc4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssrpc4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.