How To Install uuidcdef on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is uuidcdef

uuidcdef is:

This utility generates univerally unique identifiers (UUIDs). It also manages to print them out in OSF form, or as a C structure when handling them in programs, as is the case for an XPLC-enabled library.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uuidcdef

Install uuidcdef Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uuidcdef

Install uuidcdef 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 uuidcdef using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uuidcdef

How To Uninstall uuidcdef on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove uuidcdef

Uninstall uuidcdef And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uuidcdef

Remove uuidcdef Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uuidcdef

Remove uuidcdef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uuidcdef

Dependencies

uuidcdef have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libuuid1

References

• uuidcdef website

Summary

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