How To Install libfshfs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfshfs-dev on Kali Linux. libfshfs-dev is library to access the Mac OS Hierarchical File System – development files

Introduction

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

What is libfshfs-dev

libfshfs-dev is:

libfshfs is a library to access the Mac OS Hierarchical File System (HFS).

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfshfs-dev

Install libfshfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfshfs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfshfs-dev

How To Uninstall libfshfs-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfshfs-dev

Uninstall libfshfs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfshfs-dev

Remove libfshfs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfshfs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfshfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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