How To Install libwrap0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwrap0 on Kali Linux.

What is libwrap0

libwrap0 is:

Wietse Venema’s network logger, also known as TCPD or LOG_TCP.

These programs log the client host name of incoming telnet, ftp, rsh, rlogin, finger etc. requests.

Security options are:

• access control per host, domain and/or service;
• detection of host name spoofing or host address spoofing;
• booby traps to implement an early-warning system.

There are three methods to install libwrap0 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 libwrap0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwrap0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwrap0

Install libwrap0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwrap0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwrap0

Install libwrap0 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 libwrap0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwrap0

How To Uninstall libwrap0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwrap0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwrap0

Uninstall libwrap0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwrap0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwrap0

Remove libwrap0 Configurations and Data

To remove libwrap0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwrap0

Remove libwrap0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwrap0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwrap0

Dependencies

libwrap0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libnsl2

References

• libwrap0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwrap0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.