How To Install libwcat1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcat1 on Kali Linux.

What is libwcat1

libwcat1 is:

A bug or malicious attacks to machine can lock up a process, leading to a deadlock or an unexpected condition. For example: an Apache httpd with mod_(php|perl|lua|your_preferred_script_language) running a bad script. When the monitored process locks up, the watchcat helps killing him. It is the best thing to do.

There are three methods to install libwcat1 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 libwcat1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwcat1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwcat1

Install libwcat1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwcat1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwcat1

Install libwcat1 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 libwcat1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwcat1

How To Uninstall libwcat1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwcat1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwcat1

Uninstall libwcat1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwcat1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwcat1

Remove libwcat1 Configurations and Data

To remove libwcat1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwcat1

Remove libwcat1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwcat1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwcat1

Dependencies

libwcat1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libwcat1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcat1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.