How To Install libnglib-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnglib-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnglib-dev
libnglib-dev is:
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This package contains the static libraries and header files.
There are three methods to install libnglib-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 libnglib-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnglib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnglib-devInstall libnglib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnglib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnglib-devInstall libnglib-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 libnglib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnglib-devHow To Uninstall libnglib-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnglib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnglib-devUninstall libnglib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnglib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnglib-devRemove libnglib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnglib-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnglib-devRemove libnglib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnglib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnglib-devDependencies
libnglib-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnglib-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
