How To Install libexpat1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat1-dev on Kali Linux. libexpat1-dev is XML parsing C library - development kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libexpat1-dev

libexpat1-dev is:

This package contains the header file and development libraries of expat, the C library for parsing XML. Expat is a stream oriented XML parser. This means that you register handlers with the parser prior to starting the parse. These handlers are called when the parser discovers the associated structures in the document being parsed. A start tag is an example of the kind of structures for which you may register handlers.

There are three methods to install libexpat1-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 libexpat1-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 libexpat1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libexpat1-dev

Install libexpat1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libexpat1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libexpat1-dev

Install libexpat1-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 libexpat1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexpat1-dev

How To Uninstall libexpat1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexpat1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexpat1-dev

Uninstall libexpat1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexpat1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexpat1-dev

Remove libexpat1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libexpat1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexpat1-dev

Remove libexpat1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libexpat1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexpat1-dev

Dependencies

libexpat1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.