How To Install libsmbclient-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbclient-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsmbclient-dev
libsmbclient-dev is:
This package provides the development files (static library and headers) required for building applications against libsmbclient, a library that enables client applications to talk to Microsoft Windows and Samba servers using the SMB/CIFS protocol.
There are three methods to install libsmbclient-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 libsmbclient-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmbclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmbclient-devInstall libsmbclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmbclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmbclient-devInstall libsmbclient-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 libsmbclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmbclient-devHow To Uninstall libsmbclient-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsmbclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmbclient-devUninstall libsmbclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmbclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmbclient-devRemove libsmbclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmbclient-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmbclient-devRemove libsmbclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmbclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmbclient-devDependencies
libsmbclient-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbclient-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
