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