How To Install libtorrent21 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent21 on Kali Linux.

What is libtorrent21

libtorrent21 is:

LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix. It is designed to avoid redundant copying and storing of data that other clients and libraries suffer from.

There are three methods to install libtorrent21 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 libtorrent21 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent21 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtorrent21

Install libtorrent21 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtorrent21 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtorrent21

Install libtorrent21 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 libtorrent21 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtorrent21

How To Uninstall libtorrent21 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtorrent21 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtorrent21

Uninstall libtorrent21 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtorrent21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtorrent21

Remove libtorrent21 Configurations and Data

To remove libtorrent21 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtorrent21

Remove libtorrent21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtorrent21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtorrent21

Dependencies

libtorrent21 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libtorrent21 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent21 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.