How To Install libfolks-dummy-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks-dummy-dev on Kali Linux. libfolks-dummy-dev is Dummy backend for libfolks - development files

Introduction

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

What is libfolks-dummy-dev

libfolks-dummy-dev is:

libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources (eg, Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data server, Facebook, etc.) to create metacontacts.

This package contains the development files for libfolks dummy backend.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfolks-dummy-dev

Install libfolks-dummy-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfolks-dummy-dev

Install libfolks-dummy-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 libfolks-dummy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfolks-dummy-dev

How To Uninstall libfolks-dummy-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfolks-dummy-dev

Uninstall libfolks-dummy-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfolks-dummy-dev

Remove libfolks-dummy-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfolks-dummy-dev

Remove libfolks-dummy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfolks-dummy-dev

Dependencies

libfolks-dummy-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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