How To Install libmagic1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagic1 on Kali Linux.

What is libmagic1

libmagic1 is:

This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file command.

There are three methods to install libmagic1 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 libmagic1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagic1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmagic1

Install libmagic1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagic1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmagic1

Install libmagic1 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 libmagic1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmagic1

How To Uninstall libmagic1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmagic1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmagic1

Uninstall libmagic1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmagic1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagic1

Remove libmagic1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmagic1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmagic1

Remove libmagic1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmagic1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagic1

Dependencies

libmagic1 have the following dependencies:

• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• libmagic1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagic1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.