How To Install libownet-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libownet-dev

libownet-dev is:

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This package contains the development libraries and interfaces to access a remote owserver.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libownet-dev

Install libownet-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libownet-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libownet-dev

How To Uninstall libownet-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libownet-dev

Uninstall libownet-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libownet-dev

Remove libownet-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libownet-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libownet-dev have the following dependencies:

• libownet-3.2-4

References

• libownet-dev website

Summary

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