How To Install libgcab-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcab-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgcab-dev
libgcab-dev is:
libgcab provides functions to manipulate cabinet (.cab) files, both for reading and writing their contents.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libgcab-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 libgcab-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcab-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcab-devInstall libgcab-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcab-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcab-devInstall libgcab-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcab-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcab-devHow To Uninstall libgcab-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgcab-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcab-devUninstall libgcab-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcab-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcab-devRemove libgcab-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgcab-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcab-devRemove libgcab-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcab-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcab-devDependencies
libgcab-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcab-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
