How To Install libriemann-client-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libriemann-client-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libriemann-client-dev
libriemann-client-dev is:
The riemann-c-client library provides a C language client, with a simple but convenient API, to connect to Riemann, send events and run queries against it
This package is needed to compile programs linked against librliemann-client0, as only this includes the header files and static libraries needed for compiling.
There are three methods to install libriemann-client-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 libriemann-client-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libriemann-client-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libriemann-client-devInstall libriemann-client-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libriemann-client-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libriemann-client-devInstall libriemann-client-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 libriemann-client-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libriemann-client-devHow To Uninstall libriemann-client-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libriemann-client-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libriemann-client-devUninstall libriemann-client-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libriemann-client-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libriemann-client-devRemove libriemann-client-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libriemann-client-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libriemann-client-devRemove libriemann-client-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libriemann-client-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libriemann-client-devDependencies
libriemann-client-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libriemann-client-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.