How To Install libleatherman-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libleatherman-dev on Kali Linux. libleatherman-dev is collection of C++ and CMake utility libraries - development files

Introduction

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

What is libleatherman-dev

libleatherman-dev is:

Leatherman is a collection of C++ and CMake utility libraries, primarily used in the Puppet ecosystem.

This package contains the C++ headers and the CMake utility libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libleatherman-dev

Install libleatherman-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libleatherman-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libleatherman-dev

How To Uninstall libleatherman-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libleatherman-dev

Uninstall libleatherman-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libleatherman-dev

Remove libleatherman-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libleatherman-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libleatherman-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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