How To Install libtalloc2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtalloc2 on Kali Linux.

What is libtalloc2

libtalloc2 is:

A hierarchical pool based memory allocator with destructors. It uses reference counting to determine when memory should be freed.

There are three methods to install libtalloc2 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 libtalloc2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtalloc2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtalloc2

Install libtalloc2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtalloc2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtalloc2

Install libtalloc2 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 libtalloc2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtalloc2

How To Uninstall libtalloc2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtalloc2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtalloc2

Uninstall libtalloc2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtalloc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtalloc2

Remove libtalloc2 Configurations and Data

To remove libtalloc2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtalloc2

Remove libtalloc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtalloc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtalloc2

Dependencies

libtalloc2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libtalloc2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtalloc2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.