How To Install libdap-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdap-dev on Kali Linux. libdap-dev is Development files (headers and static libraries) for libdap

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdap-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdap-dev

libdap-dev is:

OPeNDAP provides software that allows you to access data over the internet, from programs that weren’t originally designed for that purpose, as well as some that were. While OPeNDAP is the original developer of the Data Access protocol which its software uses, many other groups have adopted DAP and provide compatible clients, servers and software development kits.

This package contains header files, pkgconfig files and static libraries for DAP.

There are three methods to install libdap-dev 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 libdap-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdap-dev

Install libdap-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdap-dev

Install libdap-dev 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 libdap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdap-dev

How To Uninstall libdap-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdap-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdap-dev

Uninstall libdap-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdap-dev

Remove libdap-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdap-dev

Remove libdap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdap-dev

Dependencies

libdap-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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