How To Install libnftnl-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnftnl-dev
libnftnl-dev is:
libnftnl is the low-level library for Netfilter 4th generation framework nftables.
Is the user-space library for low-level interaction with nftables Netlink’s API over libmnl.
This package provides development files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libnftnl-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 libnftnl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnftnl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl-devInstall libnftnl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnftnl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnftnl-devInstall libnftnl-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 libnftnl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl-devHow To Uninstall libnftnl-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnftnl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnftnl-devUninstall libnftnl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnftnl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl-devRemove libnftnl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnftnl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl-devRemove libnftnl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnftnl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl-devDependencies
libnftnl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.