How To Install libace-ssl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libace-ssl-dev on Kali Linux. libace-ssl-dev is ACE secure socket layer library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libace-ssl-dev

libace-ssl-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static library for the ACE SSL library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libace-ssl-dev

Install libace-ssl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libace-ssl-dev

Install libace-ssl-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 libace-ssl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libace-ssl-dev

How To Uninstall libace-ssl-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libace-ssl-dev

Uninstall libace-ssl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libace-ssl-dev

Remove libace-ssl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libace-ssl-dev

Remove libace-ssl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libace-ssl-dev

Dependencies

libace-ssl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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