How To Install libudns-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudns-dev on Kali Linux. libudns-dev is async-capable DNS stub resolver library, development files

Introduction

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

What is libudns-dev

libudns-dev is:

This package provides development files needed to build programs using udns library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libudns-dev

Install libudns-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libudns-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libudns-dev

How To Uninstall libudns-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libudns-dev

Uninstall libudns-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudns-dev

Remove libudns-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libudns-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libudns-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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