How To Install libsmdev-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-dev on Kali Linux. libsmdev-dev is storage media device access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libsmdev-dev

libsmdev-dev is:

libsmdev is a library to access to storage media devices.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsmdev-dev

Install libsmdev-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsmdev-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsmdev-dev

How To Uninstall libsmdev-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsmdev-dev

Uninstall libsmdev-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmdev-dev

Remove libsmdev-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsmdev-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsmdev-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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