How To Install libevemu-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevemu-dev on Kali Linux. libevemu-dev is Linux Input Event Device Emulation Library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libevemu-dev

libevemu-dev is:

The evemu library and tools are used to describe devices, record data, create emulation devices and replay data from kernel evdev (input event) devices.

This package contains files that are needed to build applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libevemu-dev

Install libevemu-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevemu-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libevemu-dev

How To Uninstall libevemu-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libevemu-dev

Uninstall libevemu-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevemu-dev

Remove libevemu-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libevemu-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libevemu-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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