How To Install libphysfs1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphysfs1 on Kali Linux.

What is libphysfs1

libphysfs1 is:

The PhysicsFS filesystem abstraction library provides a simple C interface to aid game programmers in utilizing game assets packaged in many different types of archive files.

There are three methods to install libphysfs1 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 libphysfs1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libphysfs1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libphysfs1

Install libphysfs1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libphysfs1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libphysfs1

Install libphysfs1 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 libphysfs1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libphysfs1

How To Uninstall libphysfs1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libphysfs1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libphysfs1

Uninstall libphysfs1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libphysfs1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphysfs1

Remove libphysfs1 Configurations and Data

To remove libphysfs1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libphysfs1

Remove libphysfs1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libphysfs1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphysfs1

Dependencies

libphysfs1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libphysfs1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphysfs1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.