How To Install libonig-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libonig-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libonig-dev
libonig-dev is:
Oniguruma is a library for working with regular expressions.
Different character encoding for every regular expression object can be specified.
This package provides development files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libonig-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 libonig-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libonig-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libonig-devInstall libonig-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libonig-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libonig-devInstall libonig-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 libonig-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libonig-devHow To Uninstall libonig-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libonig-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libonig-devUninstall libonig-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libonig-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libonig-devRemove libonig-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libonig-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libonig-devRemove libonig-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libonig-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libonig-devDependencies
libonig-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libonig-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.