How To Install libtasn1-6-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-6-dev on Kali Linux. libtasn1-6-dev is Manage ASN.1 structures (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-6-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libtasn1-6-dev

libtasn1-6-dev is:

Manage ASN1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) structures. The main features of this library are:

  • on-line ASN1 structure management that doesn’t require any C code file generation.
  • off-line ASN1 structure management with C code file generation containing an array.
  • DER (Distinguish Encoding Rules) encoding
  • no limits for INTEGER and ENUMERATED values

This package contains header files and libraries for static linking.

There are three methods to install libtasn1-6-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 libtasn1-6-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 libtasn1-6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtasn1-6-dev

Install libtasn1-6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtasn1-6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtasn1-6-dev

Install libtasn1-6-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 libtasn1-6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtasn1-6-dev

How To Uninstall libtasn1-6-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtasn1-6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtasn1-6-dev

Uninstall libtasn1-6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtasn1-6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtasn1-6-dev

Remove libtasn1-6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtasn1-6-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtasn1-6-dev

Remove libtasn1-6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtasn1-6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtasn1-6-dev

Dependencies

libtasn1-6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtasn1-6-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.