How To Install libglusterfs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglusterfs-dev on Kali Linux. libglusterfs-dev is Development files for GlusterFS libraries

Introduction

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

What is libglusterfs-dev

libglusterfs-dev is:

GlusterFS is a clustered file-system capable of scaling to several petabytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network file system. GlusterFS is one of the most sophisticated file system in terms of features and extensibility. It borrows a powerful concept called Translators from GNU Hurd kernel. Much of the code in GlusterFS is in userspace and easily manageable.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libglusterfs-dev

Install libglusterfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglusterfs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libglusterfs-dev

How To Uninstall libglusterfs-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libglusterfs-dev

Uninstall libglusterfs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglusterfs-dev

Remove libglusterfs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libglusterfs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libglusterfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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