How To Install libkmod2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmod2 on Kali Linux. libkmod2 is libkmod shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmod2 on Kali Linux.

What is libkmod2

libkmod2 is:

This library provides an API for insertion, removal, configuration and listing of kernel modules.

There are three methods to install libkmod2 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 libkmod2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkmod2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkmod2

Install libkmod2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkmod2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkmod2

Install libkmod2 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 libkmod2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkmod2

How To Uninstall libkmod2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkmod2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkmod2

Uninstall libkmod2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkmod2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkmod2

Remove libkmod2 Configurations and Data

To remove libkmod2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkmod2

Remove libkmod2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkmod2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkmod2

Dependencies

libkmod2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmod2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.