How To Install libostree-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libostree-dev on Kali Linux. libostree-dev is Development files for the libostree library

Introduction

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

What is libostree-dev

libostree-dev is:

libostree is a library for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. It is like git in that it checksums individual files and has a content-addressed object store; unlike git, it “checks out” the files using hardlinks into an immutable directory tree. This can be used to provide atomic upgrades with rollback, history and parallel-installation, particularly useful on “fixed purpose” systems such as embedded devices. It is also used by the Flatpak application runtime system.

This package contains development headers and the pkg-config file for libostree.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libostree-dev

Install libostree-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libostree-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libostree-dev

How To Uninstall libostree-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libostree-dev

Uninstall libostree-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libostree-dev

Remove libostree-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libostree-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libostree-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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