How To Install libupnp13 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupnp13 on Kali Linux.

What is libupnp13

libupnp13 is:

The Portable SDK for UPnP Devices (libupnp) provides developers with an API and open source code for building control points, devices, and bridges that are compliant with Version 1.0 of the Universal Plug and Play Device Architecture Specification - see http://www.upnp.org/ for specifications.

The libupnp13 package contains the runtime library for uPnP.

There are three methods to install libupnp13 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 libupnp13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libupnp13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libupnp13

Install libupnp13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libupnp13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libupnp13

Install libupnp13 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 libupnp13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libupnp13

How To Uninstall libupnp13 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libupnp13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libupnp13

Uninstall libupnp13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libupnp13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupnp13

Remove libupnp13 Configurations and Data

To remove libupnp13 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libupnp13

Remove libupnp13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libupnp13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupnp13

Dependencies

libupnp13 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libixml10

References

• libupnp13 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupnp13 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.