How To Install libreadline-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libreadline-dev
libreadline-dev is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libreadline-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 libreadline-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libreadline-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreadline-devInstall libreadline-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libreadline-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreadline-devInstall libreadline-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 libreadline-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreadline-devHow To Uninstall libreadline-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libreadline-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreadline-devUninstall libreadline-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreadline-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadline-devRemove libreadline-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libreadline-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreadline-devRemove libreadline-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreadline-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadline-devDependencies
libreadline-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.