How To Install libaio-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libaio-dev

libaio-dev is:

This library enables userspace to use Linux kernel asynchronous I/O system calls, important for the performance of databases and other advanced applications.

This package contains the static library and the header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libaio-dev

Install libaio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libaio-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libaio-dev

How To Uninstall libaio-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libaio-dev

Uninstall libaio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaio-dev

Remove libaio-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libaio-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libaio-dev have the following dependencies:

• libaio1

References

• libaio-dev website

Summary

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