How To Install libprocps-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libprocps-dev
libprocps-dev is:
These are the header files for libproc. Some packages using libproc to access process information from /proc need these to compile.
There are three methods to install libprocps-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 libprocps-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libprocps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprocps-devInstall libprocps-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libprocps-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprocps-devInstall libprocps-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 libprocps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprocps-devHow To Uninstall libprocps-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libprocps-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprocps-devUninstall libprocps-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprocps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprocps-devRemove libprocps-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libprocps-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprocps-devRemove libprocps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprocps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprocps-devDependencies
libprocps-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocps-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
