How To Install libopenafs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenafs-dev on Kali Linux. libopenafs-dev is AFS distributed filesystem development libraries

Introduction

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

What is libopenafs-dev

libopenafs-dev is:

AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.

This package provides static development libraries and headers needed to compile AFS applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopenafs-dev

Install libopenafs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopenafs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libopenafs-dev

How To Uninstall libopenafs-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libopenafs-dev

Uninstall libopenafs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenafs-dev

Remove libopenafs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenafs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libopenafs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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