How To Install libssl-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libssl-dev

libssl-dev is:

This package is part of the OpenSSL project’s implementation of the SSL and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the Internet.

It contains development libraries, header files, and manpages for libssl and libcrypto.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libssl-dev

Install libssl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libssl-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libssl-dev

How To Uninstall libssl-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libssl-dev

Uninstall libssl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssl-dev

Remove libssl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libssl-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libssl-dev have the following dependencies:

• libssl1.1

References

• libssl-dev website

Summary

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