How To Install libhbaapi2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhbaapi2 on Kali Linux.

What is libhbaapi2

libhbaapi2 is:

The SNIA HBA API library. C-level project to manage Fibre Channel Host Bust Adapters.

This package contains libraries for developing applications to manage Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

There are three methods to install libhbaapi2 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 libhbaapi2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhbaapi2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhbaapi2

Install libhbaapi2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhbaapi2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhbaapi2

Install libhbaapi2 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 libhbaapi2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhbaapi2

How To Uninstall libhbaapi2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhbaapi2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhbaapi2

Uninstall libhbaapi2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhbaapi2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhbaapi2

Remove libhbaapi2 Configurations and Data

To remove libhbaapi2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhbaapi2

Remove libhbaapi2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhbaapi2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhbaapi2

Dependencies

libhbaapi2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libhbaapi2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhbaapi2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.