How To Install libzypp-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzypp-bin on Kali Linux. libzypp-bin is openSUSE/SLES package management system library (library tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzypp-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libzypp-bin

libzypp-bin is:

libzypp is the package management library that powers applications like YaST, zypper and the openSUSE/SLE implementation of PackageKit.

libzypp provides all the functionality for a package manager:

  • an API for package repository management, supporting most common repository metadata formats and signed repositories
  • an API for solving packages, products, patterns and patches (installation, removal, update and distribution upgrade operations) dependencies, with additional features like locking
  • an API for comitting the transaction to the system over a rpm target; supporting deltarpm calculation, media changing and installation order calculation
  • an API for browsing available and installed software, with some facilities for programs with an user interface
  • a suite of maintained solving testcases representing common and uncommon operations on Linux software management

This package contains command line tools shipped with the libzypp library.

There are three methods to install libzypp-bin 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 libzypp-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzypp-bin

Install libzypp-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzypp-bin

Install libzypp-bin 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 libzypp-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzypp-bin

How To Uninstall libzypp-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libzypp-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzypp-bin

Uninstall libzypp-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzypp-bin

Remove libzypp-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libzypp-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzypp-bin

Remove libzypp-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzypp-bin

Dependencies

libzypp-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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