How To Install libb64-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-dev on Kali Linux. libb64-dev is base64 encoding/decoding library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libb64-dev

libb64-dev is:

libb64 is a library of ANSI C routines for fast encoding/decoding data into and from a base64-encoded format.

This package provides the static library and headers for C and C++.

There are three methods to install libb64-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 libb64-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 libb64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libb64-dev

Install libb64-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libb64-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libb64-dev

Install libb64-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 libb64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libb64-dev

How To Uninstall libb64-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libb64-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libb64-dev

Uninstall libb64-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libb64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libb64-dev

Remove libb64-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libb64-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libb64-dev

Remove libb64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libb64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libb64-dev

Dependencies

libb64-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.