How To Install libpkgconf-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpkgconf-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libpkgconf-dev
libpkgconf-dev is:
pkgconf is a replacement for pkg-config, a system for managing library compile and link flags that works with automake and autoconf.
pkgconf does not bundle any third-party libraries or depend on any third-party libraries.
libpkgconf is a library which provides access to most of pkgconf’s functionality, to allow other tooling such as compilers and IDEs to discover and use libraries configured by pkgconf.
This package ships development files for libpkgconf.
There are three methods to install libpkgconf-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 libpkgconf-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpkgconf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpkgconf-devInstall libpkgconf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpkgconf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpkgconf-devInstall libpkgconf-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 libpkgconf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpkgconf-devHow To Uninstall libpkgconf-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpkgconf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpkgconf-devUninstall libpkgconf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpkgconf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpkgconf-devRemove libpkgconf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpkgconf-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpkgconf-devRemove libpkgconf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpkgconf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpkgconf-devDependencies
libpkgconf-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpkgconf-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.