How To Install libbaseencode-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbaseencode-dev on Kali Linux. libbaseencode-dev is C library for encoding and decoding data using base32 or base64 (development)

Introduction

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

What is libbaseencode-dev

libbaseencode-dev is:

Library written in C for encoding and decoding data using base32 or base64 according to RFC-4648.

This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use this library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbaseencode-dev

Install libbaseencode-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbaseencode-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbaseencode-dev

How To Uninstall libbaseencode-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbaseencode-dev

Uninstall libbaseencode-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbaseencode-dev

Remove libbaseencode-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbaseencode-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbaseencode-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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