How To Install librrd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librrd-dev on Kali Linux. librrd-dev is time-series data storage and display system (development)

Introduction

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

What is librrd-dev

librrd-dev is:

The Round Robin Database Tool (RRDtool) is a system to store and display time-series data (e.g. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in Round Robin Databases (RRDs), a very compact way that will not expand over time. RRDtool processes the extracted data to enforce a certain data density, allowing for useful graphical representation of data values.

This package contains header files and libraries used to develop software that uses RRDs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librrd-dev

Install librrd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librrd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librrd-dev

How To Uninstall librrd-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librrd-dev

Uninstall librrd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librrd-dev

Remove librrd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librrd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

librrd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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