How To Install libpeas-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpeas-dev on Kali Linux. libpeas-dev is Application plugin library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libpeas-dev

libpeas-dev is:

libpeas is a library that allows applications to support plugins.

This package contains the headers files required for developing software that uses libpeas.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpeas-dev

Install libpeas-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpeas-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpeas-dev

How To Uninstall libpeas-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpeas-dev

Uninstall libpeas-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpeas-dev

Remove libpeas-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpeas-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpeas-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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