How To Install libib-util on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libib-util on Kali Linux. libib-util is Firebird UDF support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libib-util on Kali Linux.

What is libib-util

libib-util is:

Contains utility functions used by Firebird User-Defined Functions (UDF) for memory management etc.

See firebird3.0-server package for more information about Firebird.

There are three methods to install libib-util 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 libib-util Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libib-util

Install libib-util Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libib-util

Install libib-util 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 libib-util using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libib-util

How To Uninstall libib-util on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libib-util package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libib-util

Uninstall libib-util And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libib-util

Remove libib-util Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libib-util

Remove libib-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libib-util

Dependencies

libib-util have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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