How To Install libldap-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldap-common on Kali Linux.

What is libldap-common

libldap-common is:

These are common files for the run-time libraries for the OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) servers and clients.

There are three methods to install libldap-common 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 libldap-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libldap-common

Install libldap-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libldap-common

Install libldap-common 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 libldap-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libldap-common

How To Uninstall libldap-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libldap-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libldap-common

Uninstall libldap-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldap-common

Remove libldap-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libldap-common

Remove libldap-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldap-common

Dependencies

libldap-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libldap-common website

Summary

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