How To Install libzypp1722 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzypp1722 on Kali Linux. libzypp1722 is openSUSE/SLES package management system (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzypp1722 on Kali Linux.

What is libzypp1722

libzypp1722 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 the main shared library for the zypper package management system.

There are three methods to install libzypp1722 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 libzypp1722 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzypp1722 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzypp1722

Install libzypp1722 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzypp1722 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzypp1722

Install libzypp1722 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 libzypp1722 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzypp1722

How To Uninstall libzypp1722 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libzypp1722 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzypp1722

Uninstall libzypp1722 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzypp1722 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzypp1722

Remove libzypp1722 Configurations and Data

To remove libzypp1722 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzypp1722

Remove libzypp1722 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzypp1722 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzypp1722

Dependencies

libzypp1722 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzypp1722 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.