How To Install libdisasm-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdisasm-dev on Kali Linux. libdisasm-dev is disassembler library for x86 code (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libdisasm-dev

libdisasm-dev is:

Libdisasm is a disassembler for Intel x86-compatible object code. It compiles as a shared and static library on Linux, FreeBSD, and Win32 platforms. The core disassembly engine is contained in files with the prefix “i386”, and is shared with the x86 ARCH extension of the bastard disassembler.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdisasm-dev

Install libdisasm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdisasm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdisasm-dev

How To Uninstall libdisasm-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdisasm-dev

Uninstall libdisasm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdisasm-dev

Remove libdisasm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdisasm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdisasm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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