How To Install libaudit-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudit-dev on Kali Linux. libaudit-dev is Header files and static library for security auditing

Introduction

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

What is libaudit-dev

libaudit-dev is:

The audit-libs-devel package contains the static libraries and header files needed for developing applications that need to use the audit framework libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libaudit-dev

Install libaudit-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libaudit-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libaudit-dev

How To Uninstall libaudit-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libaudit-dev

Uninstall libaudit-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaudit-dev

Remove libaudit-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libaudit-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libaudit-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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