How To Install libevent-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libevent-dev
libevent-dev is:
Libevent is an asynchronous event notification library that provides a mechanism to execute a callback function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout has been reached.
This package includes development files for compiling against libevent.
There are three methods to install libevent-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 libevent-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libevent-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevent-devInstall libevent-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libevent-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevent-devInstall libevent-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 libevent-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevent-devHow To Uninstall libevent-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libevent-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevent-devUninstall libevent-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevent-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevent-devRemove libevent-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevent-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevent-devRemove libevent-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevent-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevent-devDependencies
libevent-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
