How To Install libinotifytools0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinotifytools0-dev on Kali Linux. libinotifytools0-dev is Development library and header files for libinotifytools0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinotifytools0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libinotifytools0-dev

libinotifytools0-dev is:

Headers, static libraries, and documentation for the libinotifytools library.

libinotifytools is a thin layer on top of the kernel interface which makes it easy to set up watches on many files at once, read events without having to deal with low-level I/O, and several utility functions for inotify-related string formatting

There are three methods to install libinotifytools0-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 libinotifytools0-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 libinotifytools0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libinotifytools0-dev

Install libinotifytools0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libinotifytools0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libinotifytools0-dev

Install libinotifytools0-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 libinotifytools0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libinotifytools0-dev

How To Uninstall libinotifytools0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libinotifytools0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libinotifytools0-dev

Uninstall libinotifytools0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libinotifytools0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinotifytools0-dev

Remove libinotifytools0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libinotifytools0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libinotifytools0-dev

Remove libinotifytools0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libinotifytools0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinotifytools0-dev

Dependencies

libinotifytools0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinotifytools0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.