How To Install libnetplan-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetplan-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnetplan-dev
libnetplan-dev is:
netplan reads YAML network configuration files which are written by administrators, installers, cloud image instantiations, or other OS deployments. During early boot it then generates backend specific configuration files in /run to hand off control of devices to a particular networking daemon.
Currently supported backends are networkd and NetworkManager.
This package contains development files for developers wanting to use libnetplan in their applications.
There are three methods to install libnetplan-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 libnetplan-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnetplan-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetplan-devInstall libnetplan-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnetplan-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetplan-devInstall libnetplan-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 libnetplan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetplan-devHow To Uninstall libnetplan-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnetplan-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetplan-devUninstall libnetplan-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetplan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetplan-devRemove libnetplan-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetplan-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetplan-devRemove libnetplan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetplan-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetplan-devDependencies
libnetplan-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetplan-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.