How To Install libecryptfs-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libecryptfs-dev
libecryptfs-dev is:
eCryptfs is a POSIX-compliant enterprise-class stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libecryptfs-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 libecryptfs-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecryptfs-devInstall libecryptfs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecryptfs-devInstall libecryptfs-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecryptfs-devHow To Uninstall libecryptfs-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libecryptfs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecryptfs-devUninstall libecryptfs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecryptfs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecryptfs-devRemove libecryptfs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libecryptfs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecryptfs-devRemove libecryptfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecryptfs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecryptfs-devDependencies
libecryptfs-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.