How To Install libffi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi-dev on Kali Linux. libffi-dev is Foreign Function Interface library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libffi-dev

libffi-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building programs which use libffi.

A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libffi-dev

Install libffi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libffi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libffi-dev

How To Uninstall libffi-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libffi-dev

Uninstall libffi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi-dev

Remove libffi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libffi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libffi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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