How To Install libmdsp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmdsp-dev on Kali Linux. libmdsp-dev is METAR Decoder Software Package Library development files

Introduction

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

What is libmdsp-dev

libmdsp-dev is:

METAR (Meteorological Aviation Routine Weather Report) is the standard format for reporting meterological conditions. The MDSP Library provides a programmer with functions to decode and print METAR data.

This is a static only library!

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmdsp-dev

Install libmdsp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmdsp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmdsp-dev

How To Uninstall libmdsp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmdsp-dev

Uninstall libmdsp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmdsp-dev

Remove libmdsp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmdsp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmdsp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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