How To Install libirs161 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirs161 on Kali Linux.

What is libirs161

libirs161 is:

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements an Internet domain name server. BIND is the most widely-used name server software on the Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.

This package delivers the libirs shared library used by BIND’s daemons and clients.

There are three methods to install libirs161 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 libirs161 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libirs161 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libirs161

Install libirs161 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libirs161 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libirs161

Install libirs161 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 libirs161 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libirs161

How To Uninstall libirs161 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libirs161 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libirs161

Uninstall libirs161 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libirs161 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirs161

Remove libirs161 Configurations and Data

To remove libirs161 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libirs161

Remove libirs161 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libirs161 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirs161

Dependencies

libirs161 have the following dependencies:

• libisc1105

References

• libirs161 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirs161 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.