How To Install libparted-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparted-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libparted-dev
libparted-dev is:
GNU Parted is a program that allows you to create, destroy, resize, move, and copy disk partitions. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, and copying data to new hard disks.
This package contains the static library and header files for libparted, which are really only of interest to parted developers.
There are three methods to install libparted-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 libparted-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libparted-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparted-devInstall libparted-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libparted-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparted-devInstall libparted-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 libparted-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparted-devHow To Uninstall libparted-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libparted-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparted-devUninstall libparted-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparted-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparted-devRemove libparted-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libparted-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparted-devRemove libparted-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparted-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparted-devDependencies
libparted-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparted-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
