How To Install libical3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libical3 on Kali Linux. libical3 is iCalendar library implementation in C (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libical3 on Kali Linux.

What is libical3

libical3 is:

libical is an open source implementation of the IETF’s iCalendar calendaring and scheduling protocols (RFC 2445, 2446, and 2447). It parses iCal components and provides a C API for manipulating the component properties, parameters, and subcomponents.

This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the libical library.

There are three methods to install libical3 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 libical3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libical3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libical3

Install libical3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libical3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libical3

Install libical3 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 libical3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libical3

How To Uninstall libical3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libical3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libical3

Uninstall libical3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libical3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libical3

Remove libical3 Configurations and Data

To remove libical3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libical3

Remove libical3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libical3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libical3

Dependencies

libical3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libical3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.