How To Install android-libsparse-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is android-libsparse-dev

android-libsparse-dev is:

This library provides APIs for creating, manipulating and destroying sparse files.

This library is only used by Android SDK currently.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install android-libsparse-dev

Install android-libsparse-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install android-libsparse-dev

Install android-libsparse-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 android-libsparse-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install android-libsparse-dev

How To Uninstall android-libsparse-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove android-libsparse-dev

Uninstall android-libsparse-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libsparse-dev

Remove android-libsparse-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge android-libsparse-dev

Remove android-libsparse-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libsparse-dev

Dependencies

android-libsparse-dev have the following dependencies:

• android-libsparse

References

• android-libsparse-dev website

Summary

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