How To Install libsecret-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecret-common on Kali Linux.

What is libsecret-common

libsecret-common is:

Library for storing and retrieving passwords and other secrets. It communicates with the “Secret Service” using DBus.

This package contains data files used by the libsecret library.

There are three methods to install libsecret-common 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 libsecret-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsecret-common

Install libsecret-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsecret-common

Install libsecret-common 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 libsecret-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsecret-common

How To Uninstall libsecret-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsecret-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsecret-common

Uninstall libsecret-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsecret-common

Remove libsecret-common Configurations and Data

To remove libsecret-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsecret-common

Remove libsecret-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsecret-common

Dependencies

libsecret-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libsecret-common website

Summary

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