How To Install libtss-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtss-dev on Kali Linux. libtss-dev is Development headers for IBMs TSS 2.0

Introduction

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

What is libtss-dev

libtss-dev is:

Development headers for IBM’s TSS 2.0. You will need this in order to build TSS 2.0 applications. In addition, it contains documentation for TSS 2.0.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtss-dev

Install libtss-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtss-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtss-dev

How To Uninstall libtss-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtss-dev

Uninstall libtss-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtss-dev

Remove libtss-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtss-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtss-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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