How To Install libplist-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libplist-dev
libplist-dev is:
libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libplist-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 libplist-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libplist-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplist-devInstall libplist-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libplist-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplist-devInstall libplist-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 libplist-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplist-devHow To Uninstall libplist-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libplist-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplist-devUninstall libplist-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplist-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplist-devRemove libplist-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libplist-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplist-devRemove libplist-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplist-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplist-devDependencies
libplist-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
