How To Install libssh2-1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh2-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libssh2-1

libssh2-1 is:

libssh2 is a client-side C library implementing the SSH2 protocol. It supports regular terminal, SCP and SFTP (v1-v5) sessions; port forwarding, X11 forwarding; password, key-based and keyboard-interactive authentication.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libssh2-1 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 libssh2-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libssh2-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libssh2-1

Install libssh2-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libssh2-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libssh2-1

Install libssh2-1 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 libssh2-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libssh2-1

How To Uninstall libssh2-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libssh2-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libssh2-1

Uninstall libssh2-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libssh2-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssh2-1

Remove libssh2-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libssh2-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libssh2-1

Remove libssh2-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libssh2-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssh2-1

Dependencies

libssh2-1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcrypt20
• zlib1g

References

• libssh2-1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh2-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.