How To Install libfwupd-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfwupd-dev
libfwupd-dev is:
fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware. You can either use a GUI software manager like GNOME Software to view and apply updates, the command-line tool or the system D-Bus interface directly. Firmware updates are supported for a variety of technologies. See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd for details
This package provides the development files for libfwupd
There are three methods to install libfwupd-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 libfwupd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfwupd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfwupd-devInstall libfwupd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfwupd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfwupd-devInstall libfwupd-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 libfwupd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfwupd-devHow To Uninstall libfwupd-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfwupd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfwupd-devUninstall libfwupd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfwupd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwupd-devRemove libfwupd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfwupd-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfwupd-devRemove libfwupd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfwupd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwupd-devDependencies
libfwupd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
