How To Install libfsxfs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsxfs-dev on Kali Linux. libfsxfs-dev is llibrary to access the SGI X File System – development files

Introduction

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

What is libfsxfs-dev

libfsxfs-dev is:

libfsxfs is a library to access the SGI X File System (XFS).

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfsxfs-dev

Install libfsxfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfsxfs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfsxfs-dev

How To Uninstall libfsxfs-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfsxfs-dev

Uninstall libfsxfs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfsxfs-dev

Remove libfsxfs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfsxfs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfsxfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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