How To Install libfcgi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcgi-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfcgi-dev
libfcgi-dev is:
FastCGI is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides high performance without the limitations of server specific APIs.
This package contains the header files, symlinks and static libraries which are needed to develop applications based on libfcgi.
There are three methods to install libfcgi-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 libfcgi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcgi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcgi-devInstall libfcgi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcgi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcgi-devInstall libfcgi-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 libfcgi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcgi-devHow To Uninstall libfcgi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfcgi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcgi-devUninstall libfcgi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcgi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcgi-devRemove libfcgi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfcgi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcgi-devRemove libfcgi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcgi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcgi-devDependencies
libfcgi-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcgi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
