How To Install libsrecord-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrecord-dev on Kali Linux. libsrecord-dev is library for manipulating EPROM load files (development)

Introduction

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

What is libsrecord-dev

libsrecord-dev is:

The srecord library is a collection of powerful C++ classes for manipulating EPROM load files. It reads and writes numerous EPROM file formats, and can perform many different manipulations.

This package contains the static libraries and headers for developing applications that use the srecord library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsrecord-dev

Install libsrecord-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsrecord-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsrecord-dev

How To Uninstall libsrecord-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsrecord-dev

Uninstall libsrecord-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrecord-dev

Remove libsrecord-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrecord-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsrecord-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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