How To Install libnetfilter-cthelper0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-cthelper0 on Kali Linux. libnetfilter-cthelper0 is userspace-helper for netfilter library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-cthelper0 on Kali Linux.

What is libnetfilter-cthelper0

libnetfilter-cthelper0 is:

libnetfilter_cthelper is the userspace library that provides the programming interface to the user-space helper infrastructure available since Linux kernel 3.6. With this library, you register, configure, enable and disable user-space helpers.

There are three methods to install libnetfilter-cthelper0 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-cthelper0 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-cthelper0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-cthelper0

Install libnetfilter-cthelper0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-cthelper0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-cthelper0

Install libnetfilter-cthelper0 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-cthelper0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-cthelper0

How To Uninstall libnetfilter-cthelper0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetfilter-cthelper0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-cthelper0

Uninstall libnetfilter-cthelper0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetfilter-cthelper0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-cthelper0

Remove libnetfilter-cthelper0 Configurations and Data

To remove libnetfilter-cthelper0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-cthelper0

Remove libnetfilter-cthelper0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-cthelper0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-cthelper0

Dependencies

libnetfilter-cthelper0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-cthelper0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.