How To Install libcollectdclient-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollectdclient-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcollectdclient-dev
libcollectdclient-dev is:
libcollectdclient provides an API to access the control interface provided by the unixsock plugin of collectd, a statistics collection and monitoring daemon. It can be used to access values collected by collectd or dispatch new values and notifications to the daemon. This allows for integration with other applications such as monitoring solutions.
This package contains the header files and the static library.
There are three methods to install libcollectdclient-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 libcollectdclient-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcollectdclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcollectdclient-devInstall libcollectdclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcollectdclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcollectdclient-devInstall libcollectdclient-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 libcollectdclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcollectdclient-devHow To Uninstall libcollectdclient-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcollectdclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcollectdclient-devUninstall libcollectdclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcollectdclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcollectdclient-devRemove libcollectdclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcollectdclient-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcollectdclient-devRemove libcollectdclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcollectdclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcollectdclient-devDependencies
libcollectdclient-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollectdclient-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.