How To Install libbde-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-dev on Kali Linux. libbde-dev is BitLocker Drive Encryption access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libbde-dev

libbde-dev is:

The BDE format is used by Microsoft Windows (Vista and later) to encrypt data on a storage media volume.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbde-dev

Install libbde-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbde-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbde-dev

How To Uninstall libbde-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbde-dev

Uninstall libbde-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbde-dev

Remove libbde-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbde-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbde-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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