How To Install libuser on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser on Kali Linux. libuser is user and group account administration library - utilities

Introduction

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

What is libuser

libuser is:

The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources.

Sample applications modeled after those included with the shadow password suite are included: lchsh, lchfn, lid, lnewusers, lgroupadd, luseradd, lgroupdel, luserdel, lusermod, lgroupmod, lchage and lpasswd.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libuser

Install libuser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libuser

Install libuser 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 libuser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuser

How To Uninstall libuser on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libuser

Uninstall libuser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuser

Remove libuser Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libuser

Remove libuser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuser

Dependencies

libuser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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