How To Install libdlm-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlm-dev on Kali Linux. libdlm-dev is Distributed Lock Manager library development

Introduction

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

What is libdlm-dev

libdlm-dev is:

DLM is a symmetric general-purpose distributed lock manager. The lock manager itself is a kernel module.

This package contains the headers and other necessary files to build applications or libraries that use the DLM library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdlm-dev

Install libdlm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdlm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdlm-dev

How To Uninstall libdlm-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdlm-dev

Uninstall libdlm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdlm-dev

Remove libdlm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdlm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdlm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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