How To Install libelogind-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelogind-dev on Kali Linux. libelogind-dev is user, seat and session management library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libelogind-dev

libelogind-dev is:

This package contains the files needed for developing applications that use libelogind

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

sudo apt-get -y install libelogind-dev

Install libelogind-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libelogind-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libelogind-dev

How To Uninstall libelogind-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libelogind-dev

Uninstall libelogind-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelogind-dev

Remove libelogind-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libelogind-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libelogind-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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