How to Install and Uninstall libffi8 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libffi8" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libffi8 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libffi8
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libffi8" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libffi8 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libffi8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libffi8 package on Kali Linux

Package: libffi8
Source: libffi
Version: 3.4.4-2
Installed-Size: 72
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libffi8ubuntu1 (<< 3.4.2-1)
Provides: libffi8ubuntu1 (= 3.4.4-2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Breaks: libffi8ubuntu1 (<< 3.4.2-1)
Size: 23460
SHA256: 1ecf3b34a4991fb8878ff42a43402a92a55d9a68d130b45436f5fae4e4b3eb3e
SHA1: ce32fb13364253b703629cd8c0c884ebacccd307
MD5sum: 5a624f1c0792686bb2f635b84bc8b481
Description: Foreign Function Interface library runtime
A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that
allows code written in one language to call code written in another
language.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi8_3.4.4-2_amd64.deb