How To Install libxmlsec1-openssl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libxmlsec1-openssl

libxmlsec1-openssl 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 openssl implementation of the XML security library cryptography functions.

There are three methods to install libxmlsec1-openssl 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-openssl 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-openssl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxmlsec1-openssl

Install libxmlsec1-openssl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxmlsec1-openssl

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxmlsec1-openssl

How To Uninstall libxmlsec1-openssl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libxmlsec1-openssl

Uninstall libxmlsec1-openssl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmlsec1-openssl

Remove libxmlsec1-openssl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxmlsec1-openssl

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxmlsec1-openssl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1
• libxml2
• libxmlsec1

References

• libxmlsec1-openssl website

Summary

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