How To Install libyaz5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaz5 on Kali Linux. libyaz5 is YAZ Z39.50 toolkit (runtime files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaz5 on Kali Linux.

What is libyaz5

libyaz5 is:

YAZ is a toolkit that allows you to develop software using the ANSI Z39.50/ISO23950 standard for information retrieval.

This package includes runtime files.

There are three methods to install libyaz5 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 libyaz5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libyaz5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyaz5

Install libyaz5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyaz5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyaz5

Install libyaz5 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 libyaz5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyaz5

How To Uninstall libyaz5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libyaz5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyaz5

Uninstall libyaz5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyaz5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaz5

Remove libyaz5 Configurations and Data

To remove libyaz5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyaz5

Remove libyaz5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyaz5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaz5

Dependencies

libyaz5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaz5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.