How To Install libsysrepo-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsysrepo-dev
libsysrepo-dev is:
Applications can use sysrepo to store their configuration modeled by provided YANG model instead of using e.g. flat configuration files. Sysrepo will ensure data consistency of the data stored in the datastore and enforce data constraints defined by YANG model.
Sysrepo can be easily integrated with management agents such as NETCONF or RESTCONF servers, using the same client library API that applications use to access their configuration.
This package contains the static C library and headers.
There are three methods to install libsysrepo-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 libsysrepo-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsysrepo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsysrepo-devInstall libsysrepo-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsysrepo-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsysrepo-devInstall libsysrepo-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 libsysrepo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsysrepo-devHow To Uninstall libsysrepo-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsysrepo-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsysrepo-devUninstall libsysrepo-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsysrepo-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysrepo-devRemove libsysrepo-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsysrepo-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsysrepo-devRemove libsysrepo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsysrepo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysrepo-devDependencies
libsysrepo-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.