How To Install libmodulemd-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodulemd-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmodulemd-dev
libmodulemd-dev is:
The libmodulemd API provides an interface for handling metadata files describing the modular repositories introduced in the Fedora project and RedHat Enterprise Linux.
This package contains the header files needed for development.
There are three methods to install libmodulemd-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 libmodulemd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmodulemd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmodulemd-devInstall libmodulemd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmodulemd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmodulemd-devInstall libmodulemd-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmodulemd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmodulemd-devHow To Uninstall libmodulemd-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmodulemd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmodulemd-devUninstall libmodulemd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmodulemd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodulemd-devRemove libmodulemd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmodulemd-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmodulemd-devRemove libmodulemd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmodulemd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodulemd-devDependencies
libmodulemd-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodulemd-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.