How To Install libnetfilter-acct1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-acct1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnetfilter-acct1

libnetfilter-acct1 is:

libnetfilter_acct is a userspace library providing an interface to the extended netfilter accounting infrastructure.

There are three methods to install libnetfilter-acct1 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 libnetfilter-acct1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-acct1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-acct1

Install libnetfilter-acct1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-acct1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-acct1

Install libnetfilter-acct1 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 libnetfilter-acct1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-acct1

How To Uninstall libnetfilter-acct1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetfilter-acct1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-acct1

Uninstall libnetfilter-acct1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetfilter-acct1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-acct1

Remove libnetfilter-acct1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnetfilter-acct1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-acct1

Remove libnetfilter-acct1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-acct1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-acct1

Dependencies

libnetfilter-acct1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libmnl0

References

• libnetfilter-acct1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-acct1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.