How To Install libmbedtls-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmbedtls-dev on Kali Linux. libmbedtls-dev is lightweight crypto and SSL/TLS library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libmbedtls-dev

libmbedtls-dev is:

mbed TLS (formerly known as PolarSSL) is a lean open source crypto library for providing SSL and TLS support in your programs. It offers an intuitive API and documented header files, so you can actually understand what the code does. It features:

  • Symmetric algorithms, like AES, Blowfish, Triple-DES, DES, ARC4, Camellia and XTEA
  • Hash algorithms, like SHA-1, SHA-2, RIPEMD-160 and MD5
  • Entropy pool and random generators, like CTR-DRBG and HMAC-DRBG
  • Public key algorithms, like RSA, Elliptic Curves, Diffie-Hellman, ECDSA and ECDH
  • TLS 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2
  • Abstraction layers for ciphers, hashes, public key operations, platform abstraction and threading

This package contains the header files and static libraries for mbed TLS.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmbedtls-dev

Install libmbedtls-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmbedtls-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmbedtls-dev

How To Uninstall libmbedtls-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmbedtls-dev

Uninstall libmbedtls-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmbedtls-dev

Remove libmbedtls-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmbedtls-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmbedtls-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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