How To Install libgvm20 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvm20 on Kali Linux. libgvm20 is remote network security auditor - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvm20 on Kali Linux.

What is libgvm20

libgvm20 is:

The Open Vulnerability Assessment System is a modular security auditing tool, used for testing remote systems for vulnerabilities that should be fixed.

It is made up of two parts: a server, and a client. The server/daemon, gvmd, is in charge of the attacks, whereas the client, gvm-tools, provides an X11/GTK+ user interface.

This package contains the required shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libgvm20 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 libgvm20 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvm20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgvm20

Install libgvm20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvm20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgvm20

Install libgvm20 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 libgvm20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgvm20

How To Uninstall libgvm20 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgvm20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgvm20

Uninstall libgvm20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgvm20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgvm20

Remove libgvm20 Configurations and Data

To remove libgvm20 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgvm20

Remove libgvm20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgvm20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgvm20

Dependencies

libgvm20 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvm20 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.