How To Install libxml-security-c20 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml-security-c20 on Kali Linux.

What is libxml-security-c20

libxml-security-c20 is:

Apache XML Security for C++ is a library for the XML Digital Security specification. It provides processing and handling of XML Key Management Specifications (XKMS) messages.

This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the Apache XML Security for C++ library.

There are three methods to install libxml-security-c20 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 libxml-security-c20 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxml-security-c20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxml-security-c20

Install libxml-security-c20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxml-security-c20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxml-security-c20

Install libxml-security-c20 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 libxml-security-c20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxml-security-c20

How To Uninstall libxml-security-c20 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxml-security-c20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxml-security-c20

Uninstall libxml-security-c20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxml-security-c20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxml-security-c20

Remove libxml-security-c20 Configurations and Data

To remove libxml-security-c20 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxml-security-c20

Remove libxml-security-c20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxml-security-c20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxml-security-c20

Dependencies

libxml-security-c20 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libssl1.1
• libstdc++6
• libxalan-c112
• libxerces-c3.2

References

• libxml-security-c20 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml-security-c20 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.