How To Install libestr-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libestr-dev on Kali Linux. libestr-dev is helper functions for handling strings (headers)

Introduction

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

What is libestr-dev

libestr-dev is:

The ’libestr’ library contains some essential string manipulation functions and more, like escaping special characters.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libestr-dev

Install libestr-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libestr-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libestr-dev

How To Uninstall libestr-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libestr-dev

Uninstall libestr-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libestr-dev

Remove libestr-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libestr-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libestr-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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