How To Install libavahi-common-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libavahi-common-dev
libavahi-common-dev is:
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
This package contains the development headers for the Avahi common library, which is a set of common functions and definitions used by many of Avahis components and client applications.
There are three methods to install libavahi-common-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 libavahi-common-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libavahi-common-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavahi-common-devInstall libavahi-common-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libavahi-common-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavahi-common-devInstall libavahi-common-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libavahi-common-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavahi-common-devHow To Uninstall libavahi-common-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libavahi-common-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavahi-common-devUninstall libavahi-common-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavahi-common-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavahi-common-devRemove libavahi-common-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libavahi-common-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavahi-common-devRemove libavahi-common-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavahi-common-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavahi-common-devDependencies
libavahi-common-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
