How To Install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal on Kali Linux. libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal is Pluggable Authentication Modules for SASL (GSSAPI)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal on Kali Linux.

What is libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal is:

This is the Cyrus SASL API implementation, version 2.1. See package libsasl2-2 and RFC 2222 for more information.

This package provides the GSSAPI plugin, compiled with the Heimdal Kerberos 5 library.

There are three methods to install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal 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 libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

Install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

Install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal 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 libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

How To Uninstall libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

Uninstall libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

Remove libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal Configurations and Data

To remove libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

Remove libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal

Dependencies

libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.