How To Install libzip4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzip4 on Kali Linux.

What is libzip4

libzip4 is:

libzip is a C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives. Files can be added from data buffers, files, or compressed data copied directly from other zip archives. Changes made without closing the archive can be reverted.

This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the libzip library.

There are three methods to install libzip4 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 libzip4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzip4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzip4

Install libzip4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzip4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzip4

Install libzip4 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 libzip4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzip4

How To Uninstall libzip4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libzip4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzip4

Uninstall libzip4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzip4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzip4

Remove libzip4 Configurations and Data

To remove libzip4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzip4

Remove libzip4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzip4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzip4

Dependencies

libzip4 have the following dependencies:

• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• libssl1.1
• zlib1g

References

• libzip4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzip4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.