How To Install libattr1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattr1-dev on Kali Linux. libattr1-dev is extended attributes handling - static libraries and headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattr1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libattr1-dev

libattr1-dev is:

This package contains the libraries and header files needed to develop programs which make use of extended attributes. For Linux programs, the documented system call API is the recommended interface, but an SGI IRIX compatibility interface is also provided.

Currently most filesystems support extended attributes. The SGI IRIX compatibility API built above the Linux system calls is used by programs such as xfsdump(8), xfsrestore(8) and xfs_fsr(8).

There are three methods to install libattr1-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 libattr1-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 libattr1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libattr1-dev

Install libattr1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libattr1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libattr1-dev

Install libattr1-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 libattr1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libattr1-dev

How To Uninstall libattr1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libattr1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libattr1-dev

Uninstall libattr1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libattr1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libattr1-dev

Remove libattr1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libattr1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libattr1-dev

Remove libattr1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libattr1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libattr1-dev

Dependencies

libattr1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattr1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.