How To Install libhcrypto4-heimdal on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhcrypto4-heimdal on Kali Linux.

What is libhcrypto4-heimdal

libhcrypto4-heimdal is:

Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.

This package contains the cryptographic library required for Heimdal.

There are three methods to install libhcrypto4-heimdal 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 libhcrypto4-heimdal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhcrypto4-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhcrypto4-heimdal

Install libhcrypto4-heimdal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhcrypto4-heimdal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhcrypto4-heimdal

Install libhcrypto4-heimdal 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 libhcrypto4-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhcrypto4-heimdal

How To Uninstall libhcrypto4-heimdal on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhcrypto4-heimdal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhcrypto4-heimdal

Uninstall libhcrypto4-heimdal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhcrypto4-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhcrypto4-heimdal

Remove libhcrypto4-heimdal Configurations and Data

To remove libhcrypto4-heimdal configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhcrypto4-heimdal

Remove libhcrypto4-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhcrypto4-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhcrypto4-heimdal

Dependencies

libhcrypto4-heimdal have the following dependencies:

• libasn1-8-heimdal
• libc6
• libheimbase1-heimdal
• libroken18-heimdal

References

• libhcrypto4-heimdal website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhcrypto4-heimdal package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.