How To Install libslirp-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libslirp-dev

libslirp-dev is:

libslirp is a user-mode networking library used by virtual machines, containers or various tools.

This package contains the header files and other files needed to compile applications which uses libslirp.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libslirp-dev

Install libslirp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libslirp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libslirp-dev

How To Uninstall libslirp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libslirp-dev

Uninstall libslirp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslirp-dev

Remove libslirp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libslirp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libslirp-dev have the following dependencies:

• libslirp0

References

• libslirp-dev website

Summary

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