How To Install libtelnet-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelnet-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libtelnet-dev
libtelnet-dev is:
libtelnet is a small library for parsing the TELNET protocol, responding to TELNET commands via an event interface, and generating valid TELNET commands.
libtelnet includes support for the non-official MCCP, MCCP2, ZMP, and MSSP protocols used by MUD servers and clients.
This package contains the libtelnet development support files.
There are three methods to install libtelnet-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 libtelnet-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtelnet-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtelnet-devInstall libtelnet-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtelnet-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtelnet-devInstall libtelnet-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 libtelnet-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtelnet-devHow To Uninstall libtelnet-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libtelnet-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtelnet-devUninstall libtelnet-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtelnet-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtelnet-devRemove libtelnet-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtelnet-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtelnet-devRemove libtelnet-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtelnet-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtelnet-devDependencies
libtelnet-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelnet-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.