How To Install liblnk-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblnk-dev on Kali Linux. liblnk-dev is Windows Shortcut File format access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is liblnk-dev

liblnk-dev is:

liblnk is a library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblnk-dev

Install liblnk-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblnk-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblnk-dev

How To Uninstall liblnk-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove liblnk-dev

Uninstall liblnk-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblnk-dev

Remove liblnk-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblnk-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

liblnk-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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