How To Install libnetfilter-queue-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-queue-dev on Kali Linux. libnetfilter-queue-dev is Development files for libnetfilter-queue1

Introduction

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

What is libnetfilter-queue-dev

libnetfilter-queue-dev is:

libnetfilter_queue is a userspace library providing an API to packets that have been queued by the kernel packet filter. It is part of a system that deprecates the old ip_queue / libipq mechanism.

This package provides development files and static libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-queue-dev

Install libnetfilter-queue-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-queue-dev

Install libnetfilter-queue-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 libnetfilter-queue-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-queue-dev

How To Uninstall libnetfilter-queue-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-queue-dev

Uninstall libnetfilter-queue-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-queue-dev

Remove libnetfilter-queue-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-queue-dev

Remove libnetfilter-queue-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-queue-dev

Dependencies

libnetfilter-queue-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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