How To Install libzbd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzbd-dev on Kali Linux. libzbd-dev is Library to manipulate zoned block devices (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libzbd-dev

libzbd-dev is:

libzbd uses the kernel provided zoned block device interface based on the ioctl() system call. It provides functions for discovering and managing the state of zones of zoned block devices. Read and write accesses to the devices can be done using standard standard I/O system calls.

This package is needed to compile programs against libzbd.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzbd-dev

Install libzbd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzbd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzbd-dev

How To Uninstall libzbd-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libzbd-dev

Uninstall libzbd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzbd-dev

Remove libzbd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzbd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libzbd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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