How To Install libeinfo-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeinfo-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libeinfo-dev
libeinfo-dev is:
OpenRC is a dependency based service manager. It provides support for System V init, for booting, changing runlevels, starting and stopping services, and shutting down.
Originally written as a Gentoo project, OpenRC aims at being platform-agnostic. It works equally well on Linux, BSD and Hurd. It supports the traditional init system in Debian in addition to many alternatives. OpenRC is implemented in C in a small, simple and efficient way, making it easy to understand, extend and reuse.
This package provides a development library that supports displaying messages on the console.
There are three methods to install libeinfo-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 libeinfo-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libeinfo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libeinfo-devInstall libeinfo-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libeinfo-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libeinfo-devInstall libeinfo-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 libeinfo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeinfo-devHow To Uninstall libeinfo-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libeinfo-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libeinfo-devUninstall libeinfo-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libeinfo-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeinfo-devRemove libeinfo-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libeinfo-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libeinfo-devRemove libeinfo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libeinfo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeinfo-devDependencies
libeinfo-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeinfo-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.