How To Install libtty-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtty-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libtty-dev
libtty-dev is:
libtty is a library for handling terminal output. It is kind of “reverse curses” – it is on the receiving end of tty data, accepting vt100 codes and managing a virtual terminal. It lacks input handling thus is unfit for a real terminal emulator, but includes functions for storing a history of frames to handle a “video” recording.
A second part of the library provides ways to read/write/edit ttyrec/-like files, including transparent compression or streaming them from network.
This package contains the library headers.
There are three methods to install libtty-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 libtty-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtty-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtty-devInstall libtty-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtty-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtty-devInstall libtty-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 libtty-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtty-devHow To Uninstall libtty-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libtty-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtty-devUninstall libtty-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtty-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtty-devRemove libtty-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtty-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtty-devRemove libtty-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtty-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtty-devDependencies
libtty-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtty-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.