How To Install libmount-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmount-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmount-dev
libmount-dev is:
This device mounting library is used by mount and umount helpers.
This package contains the development environment for the mount library.
There are three methods to install libmount-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 libmount-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmount-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmount-devInstall libmount-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmount-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmount-devInstall libmount-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 libmount-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmount-devHow To Uninstall libmount-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmount-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmount-devUninstall libmount-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmount-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmount-devRemove libmount-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmount-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmount-devRemove libmount-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmount-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmount-devDependencies
libmount-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmount-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
