How To Install libnih-dbus-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih-dbus-dev on Kali Linux. libnih-dbus-dev is NIH D-Bus Bindings Library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libnih-dbus-dev

libnih-dbus-dev is:

libnih-dbus is a D-Bus bindings library that integrates with the main loop provided by libnih.

This package contains the static library and C header files which are needed for developing software using libnih-dbus.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnih-dbus-dev

Install libnih-dbus-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnih-dbus-dev

Install libnih-dbus-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 libnih-dbus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnih-dbus-dev

How To Uninstall libnih-dbus-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnih-dbus-dev

Uninstall libnih-dbus-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnih-dbus-dev

Remove libnih-dbus-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnih-dbus-dev

Remove libnih-dbus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnih-dbus-dev

Dependencies

libnih-dbus-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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