How To Install libfuse-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfuse-dev
libfuse-dev is:
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. It also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libfuse-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 libfuse-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfuse-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfuse-devInstall libfuse-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfuse-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfuse-devInstall libfuse-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 libfuse-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfuse-devHow To Uninstall libfuse-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfuse-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfuse-devUninstall libfuse-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfuse-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfuse-devRemove libfuse-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfuse-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfuse-devRemove libfuse-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfuse-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfuse-devDependencies
libfuse-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.