How To Install libkf5tnef-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5tnef-dev on Kali Linux. libkf5tnef-dev is library for handling TNEF data - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5tnef-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libkf5tnef-dev

libkf5tnef-dev is:

Ktnef is a library for handling data in the TNEF format (Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format, a proprietary format of e-mail attachment used by Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server). The API permits access to the actual attachments, the message properties (TNEF/MAPI), and allows one to view/extract message formatted text in Rich Text Format.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libkf5tnef-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 libkf5tnef-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 libkf5tnef-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5tnef-dev

Install libkf5tnef-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5tnef-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5tnef-dev

Install libkf5tnef-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 libkf5tnef-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5tnef-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5tnef-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkf5tnef-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5tnef-dev

Uninstall libkf5tnef-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5tnef-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5tnef-dev

Remove libkf5tnef-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5tnef-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5tnef-dev

Remove libkf5tnef-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5tnef-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5tnef-dev

Dependencies

libkf5tnef-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5tnef-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.