How To Install libwget0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwget0 on Kali Linux. libwget0 is Download library for files and recursive websites

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwget0 on Kali Linux.

What is libwget0

libwget0 is:

GNU Wget is a network utility to retrieve files from the web using HTTP(S) and FTP, the two most widely used internet protocols. It works non-interactively, so it will work in the background, after having logged off. The program supports recursive retrieval of web-authoring pages as well as FTP sites – you can use Wget to make mirrors of archives and home pages or to travel the web like a WWW robot.

This is the library that provides the basic functions needed by a webclient.

There are three methods to install libwget0 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 libwget0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwget0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwget0

Install libwget0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwget0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwget0

Install libwget0 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 libwget0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwget0

How To Uninstall libwget0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwget0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwget0

Uninstall libwget0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwget0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwget0

Remove libwget0 Configurations and Data

To remove libwget0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwget0

Remove libwget0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwget0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwget0

Dependencies

libwget0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwget0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.