How To Install libnss3-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss3-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is libnss3-dev
libnss3-dev is:
This is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. It can support SSLv2 and v4, TLS, PKCS #5, #7, #11, #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates and other security standards.
Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using the Network Security Service Libraries.
There are three methods to install libnss3-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 libnss3-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 libnss3-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss3-dev
Install libnss3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss3-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss3-dev
Install libnss3-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 libnss3-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss3-dev
How To Uninstall libnss3-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnss3-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss3-dev
Uninstall libnss3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss3-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss3-dev
Remove libnss3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnss3-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss3-dev
Remove libnss3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss3-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss3-dev
Dependencies
libnss3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss3-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.