How To Install libx86emu-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86emu-dev on Kali Linux. libx86emu-dev is x86 emulation library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86emu-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libx86emu-dev

libx86emu-dev is:

Small x86 emulation library with focus of easy usage and extended execution logging functions. The library features an API to create emulation objects for x86 architecture.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libx86emu-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 libx86emu-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 libx86emu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx86emu-dev

Install libx86emu-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx86emu-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx86emu-dev

Install libx86emu-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 libx86emu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx86emu-dev

How To Uninstall libx86emu-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libx86emu-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx86emu-dev

Uninstall libx86emu-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx86emu-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx86emu-dev

Remove libx86emu-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libx86emu-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx86emu-dev

Remove libx86emu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx86emu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx86emu-dev

Dependencies

libx86emu-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86emu-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.