How To Install libxcrypt-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-source on Kali Linux.

What is libxcrypt-source

libxcrypt-source is:

This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to build libxcrypt.

There are three methods to install libxcrypt-source 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 libxcrypt-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxcrypt-source

Install libxcrypt-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxcrypt-source

Install libxcrypt-source 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 libxcrypt-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxcrypt-source

How To Uninstall libxcrypt-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxcrypt-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxcrypt-source

Uninstall libxcrypt-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcrypt-source

Remove libxcrypt-source Configurations and Data

To remove libxcrypt-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxcrypt-source

Remove libxcrypt-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcrypt-source

Dependencies

libxcrypt-source have the following dependencies:

References

• libxcrypt-source website

Summary

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