How To Install libdw-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdw-dev on Kali Linux. libdw-dev is libdw1 development libraries and header files

Introduction

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

What is libdw-dev

libdw-dev is:

libdw1 provides a library that provides access to DWARF debug information stored inside ELF files.

This package contains development libraries and header files for libdw1.

It also contains a static version of libdw. Only link to the static version for special cases and when you don’t need anything from the ebl backends.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdw-dev

Install libdw-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdw-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdw-dev

How To Uninstall libdw-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdw-dev

Uninstall libdw-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdw-dev

Remove libdw-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdw-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdw-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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