How To Install libwsutil12 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsutil12 on Kali Linux.

What is libwsutil12

libwsutil12 is:

The libwsutil library provides utility functions for libwireshark14.

There are three methods to install libwsutil12 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 libwsutil12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsutil12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwsutil12

Install libwsutil12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsutil12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwsutil12

Install libwsutil12 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 libwsutil12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwsutil12

How To Uninstall libwsutil12 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwsutil12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwsutil12

Uninstall libwsutil12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwsutil12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwsutil12

Remove libwsutil12 Configurations and Data

To remove libwsutil12 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwsutil12

Remove libwsutil12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwsutil12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwsutil12

Dependencies

libwsutil12 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcrypt20
• libglib2.0-0
• libgnutls30

References

• libwsutil12 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsutil12 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.