How To Install libshadowsocks-libev-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshadowsocks-libev-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libshadowsocks-libev-dev
libshadowsocks-libev-dev is:
Shadowsocks-libev is a lightweight and secure socks5 proxy for embedded devices and low end boxes.
Shadowsocks-libev was inspired by Shadowsocks (in Python). It’s rewritten in pure C and only depends on libev, mbedTLS and a few other tiny libraries.
This package provides C header files for the libraries.
There are three methods to install libshadowsocks-libev-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 libshadowsocks-libev-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libshadowsocks-libev-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshadowsocks-libev-devInstall libshadowsocks-libev-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libshadowsocks-libev-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshadowsocks-libev-devInstall libshadowsocks-libev-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 libshadowsocks-libev-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshadowsocks-libev-devHow To Uninstall libshadowsocks-libev-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libshadowsocks-libev-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshadowsocks-libev-devUninstall libshadowsocks-libev-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshadowsocks-libev-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshadowsocks-libev-devRemove libshadowsocks-libev-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libshadowsocks-libev-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshadowsocks-libev-devRemove libshadowsocks-libev-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshadowsocks-libev-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshadowsocks-libev-devDependencies
libshadowsocks-libev-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshadowsocks-libev-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.