How To Install libxrdapputils2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrdapputils2 on Kali Linux.

What is libxrdapputils2

libxrdapputils2 is:

This package contains the xrootd utilities library for applications.

There are three methods to install libxrdapputils2 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 libxrdapputils2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrdapputils2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxrdapputils2

Install libxrdapputils2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrdapputils2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxrdapputils2

Install libxrdapputils2 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 libxrdapputils2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxrdapputils2

How To Uninstall libxrdapputils2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxrdapputils2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxrdapputils2

Uninstall libxrdapputils2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxrdapputils2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrdapputils2

Remove libxrdapputils2 Configurations and Data

To remove libxrdapputils2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxrdapputils2

Remove libxrdapputils2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxrdapputils2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxrdapputils2

Dependencies

libxrdapputils2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• libxrdutils3

References

• libxrdapputils2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrdapputils2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.