How To Install libcrack2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcrack2-dev
libcrack2-dev is:
Header files, static libraries, documentation, and symbolic links developers using cracklib2 will need.
If you want to build software using cracklib2 you will need to install this package. For developing Python based applications for cracklib2 you need to install python3-cracklib instead.
There are three methods to install libcrack2-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 libcrack2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcrack2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcrack2-devInstall libcrack2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcrack2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcrack2-devInstall libcrack2-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 libcrack2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcrack2-devHow To Uninstall libcrack2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcrack2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcrack2-devUninstall libcrack2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcrack2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrack2-devRemove libcrack2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcrack2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcrack2-devRemove libcrack2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcrack2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrack2-devDependencies
libcrack2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.