How To Install libgsecuredelete-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsecuredelete-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgsecuredelete-dev
libgsecuredelete-dev is:
GSecureDelete is a GObject wrapper library for the secure-delete tools (srm, sfill, sswap and smem), aiming to ease use of these tool from programs by providing a simple but complete API to invoke them.
This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to develop and compile programs that use GSecureDelete.
There are three methods to install libgsecuredelete-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 libgsecuredelete-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgsecuredelete-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgsecuredelete-devInstall libgsecuredelete-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgsecuredelete-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgsecuredelete-devInstall libgsecuredelete-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 libgsecuredelete-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgsecuredelete-devHow To Uninstall libgsecuredelete-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgsecuredelete-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgsecuredelete-devUninstall libgsecuredelete-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgsecuredelete-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsecuredelete-devRemove libgsecuredelete-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgsecuredelete-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgsecuredelete-devRemove libgsecuredelete-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgsecuredelete-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsecuredelete-devDependencies
libgsecuredelete-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsecuredelete-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
