How To Install libnotmuch-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotmuch-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnotmuch-dev
libnotmuch-dev is:
Notmuch is a system for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages in maildir or mh format. It uses the Xapian library to provide fast, full-text search with a very convenient search syntax.
This package provides the necessary development libraries and header files to allow you to develop new software using libnotmuch.
There are three methods to install libnotmuch-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 libnotmuch-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnotmuch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnotmuch-devInstall libnotmuch-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnotmuch-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnotmuch-devInstall libnotmuch-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 libnotmuch-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnotmuch-devHow To Uninstall libnotmuch-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnotmuch-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnotmuch-devUninstall libnotmuch-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnotmuch-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotmuch-devRemove libnotmuch-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnotmuch-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnotmuch-devRemove libnotmuch-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnotmuch-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotmuch-devDependencies
libnotmuch-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotmuch-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.