How To Install libntirpc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntirpc-dev on Kali Linux. libntirpc-dev is new transport-independent RPC library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libntirpc-dev

libntirpc-dev is:

Port of Sun’s transport-independent RPC library to Linux. The library is intended as a replacement for the RPC code in the GNU C library, providing among others support for RPC (and in turn, NFS) over IPv6.

Changes introduced in the ntirpc library include:

  • Bi-directional operation.
  • Full-duplex operation on the TCP (vc) transport.
  • Thread-safe operating modes:
    • new locking primitives and lock callouts (interface change).
    • stateless send/recv on the TCP transport (interface change).
  • Flexible server integration support.
  • Event channels.

This package provides development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libntirpc-dev

Install libntirpc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libntirpc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libntirpc-dev

How To Uninstall libntirpc-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libntirpc-dev

Uninstall libntirpc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntirpc-dev

Remove libntirpc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libntirpc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libntirpc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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