How To Install libcli-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcli-dev on Kali Linux. libcli-dev is emulates a cisco style telnet command-line interface (dev files)

Introduction

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

What is libcli-dev

libcli-dev is:

libcli provides a consistent Cisco style command-line environment for remote clients, with a few common features between every implemtation.

The library is not accessed by itself, rather the software which uses it listens on a defined port for a Telnet connection. This connection is handed off to libcli for processing.

libcli includes support for command history, command line editing and filtering of command output.

This package contains the files necessary for developing applications with libcli.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcli-dev

Install libcli-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcli-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcli-dev

How To Uninstall libcli-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcli-dev

Uninstall libcli-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcli-dev

Remove libcli-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcli-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcli-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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