How To Install libxrdcrypto2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrdcrypto2 on Kali Linux.

What is libxrdcrypto2

libxrdcrypto2 is:

This package contains the xrootd cryptograpic library.

There are three methods to install libxrdcrypto2 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 libxrdcrypto2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrdcrypto2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxrdcrypto2

Install libxrdcrypto2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrdcrypto2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxrdcrypto2

Install libxrdcrypto2 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 libxrdcrypto2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxrdcrypto2

How To Uninstall libxrdcrypto2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxrdcrypto2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxrdcrypto2

Uninstall libxrdcrypto2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxrdcrypto2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrdcrypto2

Remove libxrdcrypto2 Configurations and Data

To remove libxrdcrypto2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxrdcrypto2

Remove libxrdcrypto2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxrdcrypto2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxrdcrypto2

Dependencies

libxrdcrypto2 have the following dependencies:

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

References

• libxrdcrypto2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrdcrypto2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.