How To Install libftdi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libftdi-dev
libftdi-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use libftdi.
There are three methods to install libftdi-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 libftdi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libftdi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftdi-devInstall libftdi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libftdi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftdi-devInstall libftdi-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libftdi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftdi-devHow To Uninstall libftdi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libftdi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftdi-devUninstall libftdi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftdi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdi-devRemove libftdi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libftdi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftdi-devRemove libftdi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftdi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdi-devDependencies
libftdi-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.