How To Install libcreg-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libcreg-dev

libcreg-dev is:

libcreg is a library to access the Windows 9x/Me Registry File (CREG) format.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcreg-dev

Install libcreg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcreg-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcreg-dev

How To Uninstall libcreg-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcreg-dev

Uninstall libcreg-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcreg-dev

Remove libcreg-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcreg-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcreg-dev have the following dependencies:

• libcreg1

References

• libcreg-dev website

Summary

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