How To Install libdebconfclient0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconfclient0-dev on Kali Linux. libdebconfclient0-dev is Development files for cdebconf

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconfclient0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdebconfclient0-dev

libdebconfclient0-dev is:

Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is used by some packages to prompt you for information before they are installed. cdebconf is a reimplementation of the original debconf version in C.

This package contains files needed to do cdebconf development

There are three methods to install libdebconfclient0-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 libdebconfclient0-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 libdebconfclient0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebconfclient0-dev

Install libdebconfclient0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebconfclient0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebconfclient0-dev

Install libdebconfclient0-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 libdebconfclient0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebconfclient0-dev

How To Uninstall libdebconfclient0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdebconfclient0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebconfclient0-dev

Uninstall libdebconfclient0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebconfclient0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebconfclient0-dev

Remove libdebconfclient0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdebconfclient0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebconfclient0-dev

Remove libdebconfclient0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebconfclient0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebconfclient0-dev

Dependencies

libdebconfclient0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconfclient0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.