How To Install libapr1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapr1-dev on Kali Linux. libapr1-dev is Apache Portable Runtime Library - Development Headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapr1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libapr1-dev

libapr1-dev is:

APR is Apache’s Portable Runtime Library, designed to be a support library that provides a predictable and consistent interface to underlying platform-specific implementations.

This package contains development headers for APR.

There are three methods to install libapr1-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 libapr1-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 libapr1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapr1-dev

Install libapr1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapr1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapr1-dev

Install libapr1-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 libapr1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapr1-dev

How To Uninstall libapr1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libapr1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapr1-dev

Uninstall libapr1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapr1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapr1-dev

Remove libapr1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libapr1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapr1-dev

Remove libapr1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapr1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapr1-dev

Dependencies

libapr1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapr1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.