How To Install libbroker-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbroker-dev on Kali Linux. libbroker-dev is Bros messaging library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libbroker-dev

libbroker-dev is:

The Broker library implements Bro’s high-level communication patterns:

  • remote logging
  • remote events
  • distributed data stores

This package contains header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbroker-dev

Install libbroker-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbroker-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbroker-dev

How To Uninstall libbroker-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbroker-dev

Uninstall libbroker-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbroker-dev

Remove libbroker-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbroker-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbroker-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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