How To Install libsasl2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsasl2-dev
libsasl2-dev is:
This is the Cyrus SASL API implementation, version 2. See package libsasl2-2 and RFC 2222 for more information.
This package includes development files for compiling programs with SASL support. It is needed for development purposes only.
There are three methods to install libsasl2-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 libsasl2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsasl2-devInstall libsasl2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsasl2-devInstall libsasl2-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 libsasl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsasl2-devHow To Uninstall libsasl2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsasl2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsasl2-devUninstall libsasl2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsasl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsasl2-devRemove libsasl2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsasl2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsasl2-devRemove libsasl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsasl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsasl2-devDependencies
libsasl2-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.