How To Install libvmdk1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmdk1 on Kali Linux. libvmdk1 is VMWare Virtual Disk format access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmdk1 on Kali Linux.

What is libvmdk1

libvmdk1 is:

libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libvmdk1 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 libvmdk1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvmdk1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvmdk1

Install libvmdk1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvmdk1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvmdk1

Install libvmdk1 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 libvmdk1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvmdk1

How To Uninstall libvmdk1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvmdk1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvmdk1

Uninstall libvmdk1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvmdk1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmdk1

Remove libvmdk1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvmdk1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmdk1

Remove libvmdk1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvmdk1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmdk1

Dependencies

libvmdk1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmdk1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.