How To Install libimobiledevice-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libimobiledevice-dev
libimobiledevice-dev is:
libimobiledevice is a library that talks the native Apple USB protocols that the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch use. Unlike other projects, libimobiledevice does not depend on using any existing libraries from Apple.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libimobiledevice-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 libimobiledevice-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimobiledevice-devInstall libimobiledevice-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimobiledevice-devInstall libimobiledevice-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 libimobiledevice-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimobiledevice-devHow To Uninstall libimobiledevice-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libimobiledevice-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimobiledevice-devUninstall libimobiledevice-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimobiledevice-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimobiledevice-devRemove libimobiledevice-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libimobiledevice-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimobiledevice-devRemove libimobiledevice-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimobiledevice-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimobiledevice-devDependencies
libimobiledevice-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
