How To Install libprocps8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps8 on Kali Linux.

What is libprocps8

libprocps8 is:

The libprocps library is a way of accessing information out of the /proc filesystem.

This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs compiled with libprocps.

There are three methods to install libprocps8 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 libprocps8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libprocps8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libprocps8

Install libprocps8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libprocps8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libprocps8

Install libprocps8 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 libprocps8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libprocps8

How To Uninstall libprocps8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libprocps8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libprocps8

Uninstall libprocps8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libprocps8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprocps8

Remove libprocps8 Configurations and Data

To remove libprocps8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libprocps8

Remove libprocps8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libprocps8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprocps8

Dependencies

libprocps8 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsystemd0

References

• libprocps8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.