How To Install heimdal-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdal-dev on Kali Linux. heimdal-dev is Heimdal Kerberos - development files

Introduction

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

What is heimdal-dev

heimdal-dev is:

Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.

This is the development package, required for developing programs for Heimdal.

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

sudo apt-get -y install heimdal-dev

Install heimdal-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install heimdal-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install heimdal-dev

How To Uninstall heimdal-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove heimdal-dev

Uninstall heimdal-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove heimdal-dev

Remove heimdal-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge heimdal-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

heimdal-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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