How To Install nbdkit-plugin-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-dev on Kali Linux. nbdkit-plugin-dev is development files for nbdkit

Introduction

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

What is nbdkit-plugin-dev

nbdkit-plugin-dev is:

Development files, documentation and example code for developing plugins to nbdkit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nbdkit-plugin-dev

Install nbdkit-plugin-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nbdkit-plugin-dev

Install nbdkit-plugin-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 nbdkit-plugin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nbdkit-plugin-dev

How To Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nbdkit-plugin-dev

Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbdkit-plugin-dev

Remove nbdkit-plugin-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nbdkit-plugin-dev

Remove nbdkit-plugin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbdkit-plugin-dev

Dependencies

nbdkit-plugin-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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