How To Install libvdeslirp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeslirp-dev on Kali Linux. libvdeslirp-dev is libslirp for Linux made easy peasy - development

Introduction

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

What is libvdeslirp-dev

libvdeslirp-dev is:

libslirp is a user-mode networking library used by virtual machines, containers or various tools. This project wraps the libslirp code in a library featuring a clean and simple interface.

libvdeslirp implements the abstraction of virtual ethernet interface: after vdeslirp_open, a program can send/receive ethernet packets by vdeslirp_send and vdeslirp_recv as if it were using a tap interface.

This package contains the library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvdeslirp-dev

Install libvdeslirp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvdeslirp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvdeslirp-dev

How To Uninstall libvdeslirp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvdeslirp-dev

Uninstall libvdeslirp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdeslirp-dev

Remove libvdeslirp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvdeslirp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvdeslirp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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