How To Install libsigscan-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsigscan-dev

libsigscan-dev is:

libsigscan is a library for binary signature scanning, using simple offset/string-based signatures.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsigscan-dev

Install libsigscan-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsigscan-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsigscan-dev

How To Uninstall libsigscan-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsigscan-dev

Uninstall libsigscan-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigscan-dev

Remove libsigscan-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigscan-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsigscan-dev have the following dependencies:

• libsigscan1

References

• libsigscan-dev website

Summary

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