How To Install libpcap0.8-dbg on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcap0.8-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is libpcap0.8-dbg

libpcap0.8-dbg is:

libpcap (Packet CAPture) provides a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. Applications include network statistics collection, security monitoring, network debugging, etc.

This package contains the debugging symbols for the libpcap library.

There are three methods to install libpcap0.8-dbg 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 libpcap0.8-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcap0.8-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcap0.8-dbg

Install libpcap0.8-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcap0.8-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcap0.8-dbg

Install libpcap0.8-dbg 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 libpcap0.8-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcap0.8-dbg

How To Uninstall libpcap0.8-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcap0.8-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcap0.8-dbg

Uninstall libpcap0.8-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcap0.8-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcap0.8-dbg

Remove libpcap0.8-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libpcap0.8-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcap0.8-dbg

Remove libpcap0.8-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcap0.8-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcap0.8-dbg

Dependencies

libpcap0.8-dbg have the following dependencies:

• libpcap0.8

References

• libpcap0.8-dbg website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcap0.8-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.