How To Install libnetfilter-log1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-log1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnetfilter-log1

libnetfilter-log1 is:

libnetfilter_log is a userspace library providing interface to packets that have been logged by the kernel packet filter. It is part of a system that deprecates the old syslog/dmesg based packet logging.

There are three methods to install libnetfilter-log1 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-log1 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-log1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-log1

Install libnetfilter-log1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-log1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-log1

Install libnetfilter-log1 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-log1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-log1

How To Uninstall libnetfilter-log1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetfilter-log1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-log1

Uninstall libnetfilter-log1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetfilter-log1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-log1

Remove libnetfilter-log1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnetfilter-log1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-log1

Remove libnetfilter-log1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-log1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-log1

Dependencies

libnetfilter-log1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libnfnetlink0

References

• libnetfilter-log1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-log1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.