How To Install libqcow-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqcow-dev on Kali Linux. libqcow-dev is QEMU Copy-On-Write image format access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libqcow-dev

libqcow-dev is:

libqcow is a library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image format.

This package includes the development support files.

There are three methods to install libqcow-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 libqcow-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 libqcow-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqcow-dev

Install libqcow-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqcow-dev

Install libqcow-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 libqcow-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqcow-dev

How To Uninstall libqcow-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqcow-dev

Uninstall libqcow-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqcow-dev

Remove libqcow-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqcow-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqcow-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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