How To Install libpsl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsl-dev on Kali Linux. libpsl-dev is Library for Public Suffix List (development headers)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpsl-dev

libpsl-dev is:

Libpsl allows checking domains against the Public Suffix List. It can be used to avoid privacy-leaking ‘super-cookies’, ‘super domain’ certificates, for domain highlighting purposes sorting domain lists by site and more.

Please see https://publicsuffix.org for more detailed information.

This package contains development header files and documentation for developers.

There are three methods to install libpsl-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 libpsl-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpsl-dev

Install libpsl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpsl-dev

Install libpsl-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libpsl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpsl-dev

How To Uninstall libpsl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpsl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpsl-dev

Uninstall libpsl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpsl-dev

Remove libpsl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpsl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpsl-dev

Remove libpsl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpsl-dev

Dependencies

libpsl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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