How To Install libncbi6-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi6-dev on Kali Linux. libncbi6-dev is NCBI libraries for biology applications (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi6-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libncbi6-dev

libncbi6-dev is:

This package supplies development versions of NCBI’s non-graphical C libraries, along with the corresponding header files.

There are three methods to install libncbi6-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 libncbi6-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 libncbi6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncbi6-dev

Install libncbi6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncbi6-dev

Install libncbi6-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 libncbi6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncbi6-dev

How To Uninstall libncbi6-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libncbi6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncbi6-dev

Uninstall libncbi6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncbi6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncbi6-dev

Remove libncbi6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libncbi6-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncbi6-dev

Remove libncbi6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncbi6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncbi6-dev

Dependencies

libncbi6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi6-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.