How To Install libcryptsetup-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup-dev on Kali Linux. libcryptsetup-dev is disk encryption support - development files

Introduction

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

What is libcryptsetup-dev

libcryptsetup-dev is:

Cryptsetup provides an interface for configuring encryption on block devices (such as /home or swap partitions), using the Linux kernel device mapper target dm-crypt. It features integrated Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) support.

This package provides the libcryptsetup development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcryptsetup-dev

Install libcryptsetup-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcryptsetup-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcryptsetup-dev

How To Uninstall libcryptsetup-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcryptsetup-dev

Uninstall libcryptsetup-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptsetup-dev

Remove libcryptsetup-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptsetup-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcryptsetup-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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