How To Install libfdisk-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfdisk-dev
libfdisk-dev is:
The libfdisk library is used for manipulating partition tables. It is the core of the fdisk, cfdisk, and sfdisk tools.
This package contains the development environment for the fdisk library.
There are three methods to install libfdisk-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 libfdisk-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfdisk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfdisk-devInstall libfdisk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfdisk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfdisk-devInstall libfdisk-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 libfdisk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfdisk-devHow To Uninstall libfdisk-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfdisk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfdisk-devUninstall libfdisk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfdisk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdisk-devRemove libfdisk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfdisk-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfdisk-devRemove libfdisk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfdisk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdisk-devDependencies
libfdisk-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
