How To Install libssh-gcrypt-4 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh-gcrypt-4 on Kali Linux.
What is libssh-gcrypt-4
libssh-gcrypt-4 is:
The ssh library was designed to be used by programmers needing a working SSH implementation by the mean of a library. The complete control of the client is made by the programmer. With libssh, you can remotely execute programs, transfer files, use a secure and transparent tunnel for your remote programs. With its SFTP implementation, you can play with remote files easily.
This package contains shared libraries linked against gcrypt.
There are three methods to install libssh-gcrypt-4 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 libssh-gcrypt-4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libssh-gcrypt-4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libssh-gcrypt-4Install libssh-gcrypt-4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libssh-gcrypt-4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libssh-gcrypt-4Install libssh-gcrypt-4 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libssh-gcrypt-4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libssh-gcrypt-4How To Uninstall libssh-gcrypt-4 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libssh-gcrypt-4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libssh-gcrypt-4Uninstall libssh-gcrypt-4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libssh-gcrypt-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssh-gcrypt-4Remove libssh-gcrypt-4 Configurations and Data
To remove libssh-gcrypt-4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libssh-gcrypt-4Remove libssh-gcrypt-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libssh-gcrypt-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssh-gcrypt-4Dependencies
libssh-gcrypt-4 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh-gcrypt-4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
