How To Install libblkid-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libblkid-dev
libblkid-dev is:
The blkid library allows system programs such as fsck and mount to quickly and easily find block devices by filesystem UUID or label. This allows system administrators to avoid specifying filesystems by hard-coded device names and use a logical naming system instead.
This package contains the development environment for the blkid library.
There are three methods to install libblkid-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 libblkid-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libblkid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblkid-devInstall libblkid-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libblkid-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblkid-devInstall libblkid-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 libblkid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblkid-devHow To Uninstall libblkid-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libblkid-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblkid-devUninstall libblkid-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblkid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblkid-devRemove libblkid-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libblkid-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblkid-devRemove libblkid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblkid-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblkid-devDependencies
libblkid-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
