How To Install libopendkim-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendkim-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libopendkim-dev
libopendkim-dev is:
The OpenDKIM Project is a community effort to develop and maintain a C library for producing DKIM-aware applications and an open source milter for providing DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) service.
This package provides the required header files and development libraries for developing against the OpenDKIM library.
There are three methods to install libopendkim-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 libopendkim-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopendkim-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopendkim-devInstall libopendkim-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopendkim-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopendkim-devInstall libopendkim-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 libopendkim-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopendkim-devHow To Uninstall libopendkim-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libopendkim-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopendkim-devUninstall libopendkim-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopendkim-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopendkim-devRemove libopendkim-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopendkim-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopendkim-devRemove libopendkim-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopendkim-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopendkim-devDependencies
libopendkim-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendkim-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.