How To Install libmd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmd-dev on Kali Linux. libmd-dev is message digest functions from BSD systems - development files

Introduction

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

What is libmd-dev

libmd-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use libmd.

The currently provided hashing algorithms are:

  • MD2
  • MD4
  • MD5
  • RIPEMD-160
  • SHA-1
  • SHA-2 (SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512)

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmd-dev

Install libmd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmd-dev

How To Uninstall libmd-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmd-dev

Uninstall libmd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmd-dev

Remove libmd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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