How To Install libtar0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar0 on Kali Linux.

What is libtar0

libtar0 is:

libtar allows programs to create, extract and test tar archives. It supports both the strict POSIX tar format and many of the commonly-used GNU extensions.

There are three methods to install libtar0 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 libtar0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtar0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtar0

Install libtar0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtar0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtar0

Install libtar0 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 libtar0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtar0

How To Uninstall libtar0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtar0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtar0

Uninstall libtar0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtar0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtar0

Remove libtar0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtar0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtar0

Remove libtar0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtar0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtar0

Dependencies

libtar0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libtar0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.