How To Install libnih1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih1 on Kali Linux. libnih1 is NIH Utility Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnih1

libnih1 is:

libnih is a light-weight “standard library” of C functions to ease the development of other libraries and applications, especially those normally found in /lib.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libnih1 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 libnih1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnih1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnih1

Install libnih1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnih1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnih1

Install libnih1 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 libnih1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnih1

How To Uninstall libnih1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnih1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnih1

Uninstall libnih1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnih1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnih1

Remove libnih1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnih1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnih1

Remove libnih1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnih1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnih1

Dependencies

libnih1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.