How To Install libbfio-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbfio-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libbfio-dev
libbfio-dev is:
Libbfio is a library to provide basic file input/output abstraction. It is used in multiple other libraries like libewf, libmsiecf, libnk2, libolecf and libpff. It is used to chain I/O to support file-in-file access.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libbfio-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 libbfio-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbfio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbfio-devInstall libbfio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbfio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbfio-devInstall libbfio-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 libbfio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbfio-devHow To Uninstall libbfio-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbfio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbfio-devUninstall libbfio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbfio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbfio-devRemove libbfio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbfio-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbfio-devRemove libbfio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbfio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbfio-devDependencies
libbfio-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbfio-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
