How To Install libiniparser-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libiniparser-dev on Kali Linux. libiniparser-dev is development files for the iniParser INI file reader/writer

Introduction

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

What is libiniparser-dev

libiniparser-dev is:

This package contains development libraries and headers for the iniParser INI file reader/writer.

The iniParser library is a simple C library offering INI file parsing services (both reading and writing).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libiniparser-dev

Install libiniparser-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libiniparser-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libiniparser-dev

How To Uninstall libiniparser-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libiniparser-dev

Uninstall libiniparser-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiniparser-dev

Remove libiniparser-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libiniparser-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libiniparser-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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