How To Install libgpod-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod-dev on Kali Linux. libgpod-dev is development files for libgpod

Introduction

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

What is libgpod-dev

libgpod-dev is:

libgpod is a library meant to abstract access to an iPod’s content. It provides an easy to use API to retrieve the list of files and playlist stored on an iPod, to modify them and to save them back to the iPod.

This package contains the include files and static library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgpod-dev

Install libgpod-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgpod-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgpod-dev

How To Uninstall libgpod-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgpod-dev

Uninstall libgpod-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpod-dev

Remove libgpod-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpod-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgpod-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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