How To Install libwutil5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwutil5 on Kali Linux.

What is libwutil5

libwutil5 is:

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This package contains the libWUtils runtime library.

There are three methods to install libwutil5 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 libwutil5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwutil5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwutil5

Install libwutil5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwutil5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwutil5

Install libwutil5 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 libwutil5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwutil5

How To Uninstall libwutil5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwutil5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwutil5

Uninstall libwutil5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwutil5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwutil5

Remove libwutil5 Configurations and Data

To remove libwutil5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwutil5

Remove libwutil5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwutil5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwutil5

Dependencies

libwutil5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• wmaker-common

References

• libwutil5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwutil5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.