How To Install libvisa-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvisa-dev
libvisa-dev is:
The VISA API provides a common interface to test and measurement equipment that can be accessed via GPIB, USB or VXI-11 interfaces.
This package contains the development headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libvisa-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 libvisa-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvisa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvisa-devInstall libvisa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvisa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvisa-devInstall libvisa-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 libvisa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvisa-devHow To Uninstall libvisa-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvisa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvisa-devUninstall libvisa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvisa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvisa-devRemove libvisa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvisa-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvisa-devRemove libvisa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvisa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvisa-devDependencies
libvisa-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
