How To Install libnfc6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfc6 on Kali Linux.

What is libnfc6

libnfc6 is:

libnfc is a library for Near Field Communication. It abstracts the low-level details of communicating with the devices away behind an easy-to-use high-level API. It supports most hardware based on the NXP PN531, PN532 or PN533 controller chips.

This package contains the runtime library files needed to run software using libnfc.

There are three methods to install libnfc6 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 libnfc6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfc6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfc6

Install libnfc6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfc6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnfc6

Install libnfc6 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 libnfc6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnfc6

How To Uninstall libnfc6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnfc6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnfc6

Uninstall libnfc6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnfc6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfc6

Remove libnfc6 Configurations and Data

To remove libnfc6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfc6

Remove libnfc6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnfc6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfc6

Dependencies

libnfc6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-0.1-4

References

• libnfc6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfc6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.