How To Install libinsane-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libinsane-dev
libinsane-dev is:
A cross-platform, cross-programming languages, cross scanner library that takes care of all the quirks of scanners.
This package installs development headers.
There are three methods to install libinsane-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 libinsane-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinsane-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinsane-devInstall libinsane-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinsane-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinsane-devInstall libinsane-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 libinsane-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinsane-devHow To Uninstall libinsane-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libinsane-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinsane-devUninstall libinsane-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinsane-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinsane-devRemove libinsane-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinsane-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinsane-devRemove libinsane-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinsane-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinsane-devDependencies
libinsane-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
