How To Install libzim-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libzim-dev
libzim-dev is:
ZIM (Zeno IMproved) is an open file format for storing the contents of wiki for offline usage. This file format is primarily focused on providing the contents of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects for offline use.
zimlib is the standard implementation of ZIM specification, which implements the read and write method for ZIM files.
ZIM is a file format created with focus on extracting and encoding data from Mediawiki for offline use.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libzim-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 libzim-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzim-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzim-devInstall libzim-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzim-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzim-devInstall libzim-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 libzim-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzim-devHow To Uninstall libzim-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libzim-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzim-devUninstall libzim-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzim-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzim-devRemove libzim-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzim-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzim-devRemove libzim-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzim-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzim-devDependencies
libzim-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
