How To Install libluksmeta0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta0 on Kali Linux. libluksmeta0 is library to access metadata in the LUKSv1 header

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta0 on Kali Linux.

What is libluksmeta0

libluksmeta0 is:

LUKSMeta is a simple library for storing metadata in the LUKSv1 header.

There are three methods to install libluksmeta0 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 libluksmeta0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libluksmeta0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libluksmeta0

Install libluksmeta0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libluksmeta0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libluksmeta0

Install libluksmeta0 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 libluksmeta0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libluksmeta0

How To Uninstall libluksmeta0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libluksmeta0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libluksmeta0

Uninstall libluksmeta0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libluksmeta0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluksmeta0

Remove libluksmeta0 Configurations and Data

To remove libluksmeta0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libluksmeta0

Remove libluksmeta0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libluksmeta0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluksmeta0

Dependencies

libluksmeta0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.