How To Install libxmlsec1-gcrypt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1-gcrypt on Kali Linux.

What is libxmlsec1-gcrypt

libxmlsec1-gcrypt is:

The XML Security Library implements standards related to secure handling of XML data.

This package provides dynamic libraries for use by applications. Specifically, it provides the gcrypt implementation of the XML security library cryptography functions.

There are three methods to install libxmlsec1-gcrypt 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 libxmlsec1-gcrypt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxmlsec1-gcrypt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxmlsec1-gcrypt

Install libxmlsec1-gcrypt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxmlsec1-gcrypt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxmlsec1-gcrypt

Install libxmlsec1-gcrypt 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 libxmlsec1-gcrypt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxmlsec1-gcrypt

How To Uninstall libxmlsec1-gcrypt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxmlsec1-gcrypt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxmlsec1-gcrypt

Uninstall libxmlsec1-gcrypt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxmlsec1-gcrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmlsec1-gcrypt

Remove libxmlsec1-gcrypt Configurations and Data

To remove libxmlsec1-gcrypt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxmlsec1-gcrypt

Remove libxmlsec1-gcrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxmlsec1-gcrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmlsec1-gcrypt

Dependencies

libxmlsec1-gcrypt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcrypt20
• libxml2
• libxmlsec1

References

• libxmlsec1-gcrypt website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1-gcrypt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.