How To Install libmsv-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsv-dev on Kali Linux. libmsv-dev is Monkeysphere validation library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libmsv-dev

libmsv-dev is:

libmsv provides a C API to the Monkeysphere Validation Agent using the Validation Agent Protocol

This package contains the development header and library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmsv-dev

Install libmsv-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmsv-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmsv-dev

How To Uninstall libmsv-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmsv-dev

Uninstall libmsv-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmsv-dev

Remove libmsv-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmsv-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmsv-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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