How To Install libphysfs-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libphysfs-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libphysfs-dev
libphysfs-dev is:
The PhysicsFS filesystem abstraction library provides a simple C interface to aid game programmers in utilizing game assets packaged in many different types of archive files.
This package contains the development libraries and headers.
There are three methods to install libphysfs-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 libphysfs-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libphysfs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libphysfs-devInstall libphysfs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libphysfs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libphysfs-devInstall libphysfs-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 libphysfs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libphysfs-devHow To Uninstall libphysfs-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libphysfs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libphysfs-devUninstall libphysfs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libphysfs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphysfs-devRemove libphysfs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libphysfs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libphysfs-devRemove libphysfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libphysfs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphysfs-devDependencies
libphysfs-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libphysfs-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
