How To Install libphonenumber-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber-dev on Kali Linux. libphonenumber-dev is parsing/formatting/validating phone numbers - development files

Introduction

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

What is libphonenumber-dev

libphonenumber-dev is:

Google’s common C++ and Java library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers.

This package contains the static libraries and include files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libphonenumber-dev

Install libphonenumber-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libphonenumber-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libphonenumber-dev

How To Uninstall libphonenumber-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libphonenumber-dev

Uninstall libphonenumber-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphonenumber-dev

Remove libphonenumber-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libphonenumber-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libphonenumber-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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