How To Install libsysfs2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysfs2 on Kali Linux.

What is libsysfs2

libsysfs2 is:

The sysfs is a virtual file system found in Linux kernels 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices. libsysfs provides a stable programming interface to sysfs and eases querying system devices and their attributes.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsysfs2 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 libsysfs2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsysfs2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsysfs2

Install libsysfs2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsysfs2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsysfs2

Install libsysfs2 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 libsysfs2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsysfs2

How To Uninstall libsysfs2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsysfs2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsysfs2

Uninstall libsysfs2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsysfs2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysfs2

Remove libsysfs2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsysfs2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsysfs2

Remove libsysfs2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsysfs2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysfs2

Dependencies

libsysfs2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libsysfs2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysfs2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.