How To Install libuuid1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuuid1 on Kali Linux.

What is libuuid1

libuuid1 is:

The libuuid library generates and parses 128-bit Universally Unique IDs (UUIDs). A UUID is an identifier that is unique within the space of all such identifiers across both space and time. It can be used for multiple purposes, from tagging objects with an extremely short lifetime to reliably identifying very persistent objects across a network.

See RFC 4122 for more information.

There are three methods to install libuuid1 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 libuuid1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libuuid1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuuid1

Install libuuid1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libuuid1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libuuid1

Install libuuid1 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 libuuid1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuuid1

How To Uninstall libuuid1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libuuid1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libuuid1

Uninstall libuuid1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libuuid1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuuid1

Remove libuuid1 Configurations and Data

To remove libuuid1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libuuid1

Remove libuuid1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libuuid1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuuid1

Dependencies

libuuid1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libuuid1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuuid1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.