How To Install libnfsidmap-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap-dev on Kali Linux. libnfsidmap-dev is header files and docs for libnfsidmap

Introduction

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

What is libnfsidmap-dev

libnfsidmap-dev is:

Contains the header files and documentation for libnfsidmap for use in developing applications that use the libnfsidmap library.

libnfsidmap provides functions to map between NFSv4 names (which are of the form user@domain) and local uid’s and gid’s.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnfsidmap-dev

Install libnfsidmap-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnfsidmap-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnfsidmap-dev

How To Uninstall libnfsidmap-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnfsidmap-dev

Uninstall libnfsidmap-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfsidmap-dev

Remove libnfsidmap-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfsidmap-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libnfsidmap-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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