How To Install libsvn-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvn-dev on Kali Linux. libsvn-dev is Development files for Apache Subversion libraries

Introduction

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

What is libsvn-dev

libsvn-dev is:

This package contains the symlinks, headers, and object files needed to compile and link programs which use libsvn1, the Apache Subversion libraries. This package is needed only in order to compile software that uses libsvn1.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsvn-dev

Install libsvn-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsvn-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsvn-dev

How To Uninstall libsvn-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsvn-dev

Uninstall libsvn-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvn-dev

Remove libsvn-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsvn-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsvn-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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