How To Install libfml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfml-dev on Kali Linux. libfml-dev is development headers for libfml

Introduction

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

What is libfml-dev

libfml-dev is:

Fermi-lite is a standalone C library tool for assembling Illumina short reads in regions from 100bp to 10 million bp in size.

This package contains the C library headers for using libfml in custom tools, along with a static library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfml-dev

Install libfml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfml-dev

How To Uninstall libfml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfml-dev

Uninstall libfml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfml-dev

Remove libfml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfml-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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