How To Install libmodbus5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodbus5 on Kali Linux.

What is libmodbus5

libmodbus5 is:

A Modbus library written in C, to send/receive data with a device which respects the Modbus protocol. This library can use a serial port or an Ethernet connection.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libmodbus5 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 libmodbus5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmodbus5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmodbus5

Install libmodbus5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmodbus5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmodbus5

Install libmodbus5 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 libmodbus5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmodbus5

How To Uninstall libmodbus5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmodbus5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmodbus5

Uninstall libmodbus5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmodbus5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodbus5

Remove libmodbus5 Configurations and Data

To remove libmodbus5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmodbus5

Remove libmodbus5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmodbus5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodbus5

Dependencies

libmodbus5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libmodbus5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodbus5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.