How To Install libtoxcore2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtoxcore2 on Kali Linux.

What is libtoxcore2

libtoxcore2 is:

Tox provides an encrypted, distributed, and extensible peer-to-peer platform that can be used for various forms of communication. Tox is intended to be used as a multimedia messenger, but many people have shown that Tox can be used for a lot more than just instant messaging.

There are three methods to install libtoxcore2 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 libtoxcore2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtoxcore2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtoxcore2

Install libtoxcore2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtoxcore2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtoxcore2

Install libtoxcore2 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 libtoxcore2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtoxcore2

How To Uninstall libtoxcore2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtoxcore2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtoxcore2

Uninstall libtoxcore2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtoxcore2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtoxcore2

Remove libtoxcore2 Configurations and Data

To remove libtoxcore2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtoxcore2

Remove libtoxcore2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtoxcore2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtoxcore2

Dependencies

libtoxcore2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libopus0
• libsodium23
• libvpx6

References

• libtoxcore2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtoxcore2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.