How To Install libinih-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinih-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libinih-dev
libinih-dev is:
inih (INI Not Invented Here) is a simple .INI file parser written in C. It’s only a couple of pages of code, and it was designed to be small and simple, so it’s good for embedded systems. It’s also more or less compatible with Python’s ConfigParser style of .INI files, including RFC 822-style multi-line syntax and name: value entries.
This package contains the header files for libinih1 and libinireader0.
There are three methods to install libinih-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 libinih-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinih-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinih-devInstall libinih-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinih-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinih-devInstall libinih-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 libinih-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinih-devHow To Uninstall libinih-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libinih-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinih-devUninstall libinih-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinih-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinih-devRemove libinih-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinih-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinih-devRemove libinih-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinih-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinih-devDependencies
libinih-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinih-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.