How To Install libpath-utils-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpath-utils-dev

libpath-utils-dev is:

Utility functions to manipulate filesystem pathnames. Development files.

This package is part of the ding-libs, libraries that are required for the proper functioning of SSSD, the System Security Services Daemon.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpath-utils-dev

Install libpath-utils-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpath-utils-dev

Install libpath-utils-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 libpath-utils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpath-utils-dev

How To Uninstall libpath-utils-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpath-utils-dev

Uninstall libpath-utils-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpath-utils-dev

Remove libpath-utils-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpath-utils-dev

Remove libpath-utils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpath-utils-dev

Dependencies

libpath-utils-dev have the following dependencies:

• libpath-utils1

References

• libpath-utils-dev website

Summary

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