How To Install libdebian-installer4-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4-dev on Kali Linux. libdebian-installer4-dev is Library of common debian-installer functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdebian-installer4-dev

libdebian-installer4-dev is:

This library is used by debian-installer to perform common functions such as logging messages and executing commands. If you aren’t working on debian-installer or building your own install system based on debian-installer, then you probably don’t need this library.

This package contains files needed to do libdebian-installer development.

There are three methods to install libdebian-installer4-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 libdebian-installer4-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 libdebian-installer4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebian-installer4-dev

Install libdebian-installer4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebian-installer4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebian-installer4-dev

Install libdebian-installer4-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 libdebian-installer4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebian-installer4-dev

How To Uninstall libdebian-installer4-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdebian-installer4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebian-installer4-dev

Uninstall libdebian-installer4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebian-installer4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebian-installer4-dev

Remove libdebian-installer4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdebian-installer4-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebian-installer4-dev

Remove libdebian-installer4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebian-installer4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebian-installer4-dev

Dependencies

libdebian-installer4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebian-installer4-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.