How To Install libapparmor-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapparmor-dev on Kali Linux. libapparmor-dev is AppArmor development libraries and header files

Introduction

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

What is libapparmor-dev

libapparmor-dev is:

libapparmor-dev provides the development libraries and header files needed to link against libapparmor, as well as the manpages for library functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libapparmor-dev

Install libapparmor-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapparmor-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapparmor-dev

How To Uninstall libapparmor-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libapparmor-dev

Uninstall libapparmor-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapparmor-dev

Remove libapparmor-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libapparmor-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libapparmor-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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