How To Install libzc6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc6 on Kali Linux. libzc6 is fast password cracking library for zip archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc6 on Kali Linux.

What is libzc6

libzc6 is:

libzc is a fast, portable and high-quality zip password cracking library. It is entirely written in C and uses POSIX threads for faster password recovery. A command line utility, yazc, also comes with the library as the default client.

There are three methods to install libzc6 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 libzc6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzc6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzc6

Install libzc6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzc6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzc6

Install libzc6 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 libzc6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzc6

How To Uninstall libzc6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libzc6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzc6

Uninstall libzc6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzc6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzc6

Remove libzc6 Configurations and Data

To remove libzc6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzc6

Remove libzc6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzc6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzc6

Dependencies

libzc6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzc6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.