How To Install libnfo-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfo-dev on Kali Linux. libnfo-dev is NFO file parser/writer library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libnfo-dev

libnfo-dev is:

libNFO is a small library to parse and write NFO files. NFO files are used to store metadata information on many multimedia files.

This package contains headers and libraries for developing software that makes use of libNFO.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnfo-dev

Install libnfo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnfo-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnfo-dev

How To Uninstall libnfo-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnfo-dev

Uninstall libnfo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfo-dev

Remove libnfo-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfo-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libnfo-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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