How To Install libpython-all-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libpython-all-dev
libpython-all-dev is:
The package currently depends on libpython2.7-dev, in the future, dependencies on jython (Python2 for a JVM) and ironpython (Python2 for Mono) may be added.
This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python2 development packages.
There are three methods to install libpython-all-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 libpython-all-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpython-all-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython-all-devInstall libpython-all-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpython-all-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython-all-devInstall libpython-all-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 libpython-all-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython-all-devHow To Uninstall libpython-all-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpython-all-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython-all-devUninstall libpython-all-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython-all-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-all-devRemove libpython-all-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpython-all-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-all-devRemove libpython-all-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython-all-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython-all-devDependencies
libpython-all-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
