How To Install libkf5imap-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5imap-dev on Kali Linux. libkf5imap-dev is library for handling IMAP data - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5imap-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libkf5imap-dev

libkf5imap-dev is:

This library provides an API for handling data received from IMAP services. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libkf5imap-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 libkf5imap-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 libkf5imap-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5imap-dev

Install libkf5imap-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5imap-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5imap-dev

Install libkf5imap-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 libkf5imap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5imap-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5imap-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkf5imap-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5imap-dev

Uninstall libkf5imap-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5imap-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5imap-dev

Remove libkf5imap-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5imap-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5imap-dev

Remove libkf5imap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5imap-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5imap-dev

Dependencies

libkf5imap-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5imap-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.