How To Install libfwsi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwsi-dev on Kali Linux. libfwsi-dev is Windows Shell Item format access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libfwsi-dev

libfwsi-dev is:

libfwsi is a library to access the Windows Shell Item format.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfwsi-dev

Install libfwsi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfwsi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfwsi-dev

How To Uninstall libfwsi-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfwsi-dev

Uninstall libfwsi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwsi-dev

Remove libfwsi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfwsi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfwsi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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