How To Install libfdt-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdt-dev on Kali Linux. libfdt-dev is Flat Device Trees manipulation library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libfdt-dev

libfdt-dev is:

This is a library containing functions for manipulating Flat Device Trees.

This package contains the files needed for development against libfdt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfdt-dev

Install libfdt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfdt-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfdt-dev

How To Uninstall libfdt-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfdt-dev

Uninstall libfdt-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdt-dev

Remove libfdt-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdt-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfdt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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