How To Install libpkgconf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpkgconf on Kali Linux.

What is libpkgconf

libpkgconf 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.

This package is a dummy transitional package and may be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libpkgconf 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 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpkgconf

Install libpkgconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpkgconf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpkgconf

Install libpkgconf 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 libpkgconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpkgconf

How To Uninstall libpkgconf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpkgconf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpkgconf

Uninstall libpkgconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpkgconf

Remove libpkgconf Configurations and Data

To remove libpkgconf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpkgconf

Remove libpkgconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpkgconf

Dependencies

libpkgconf have the following dependencies:

• libpkgconf-dev

References

• libpkgconf website

Summary

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