How To Install libudev-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudev-dev on Kali Linux. libudev-dev is libudev development files

Introduction

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

What is libudev-dev

libudev-dev is:

This package contains the files needed for developing applications that use libudev.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libudev-dev

Install libudev-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libudev-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libudev-dev

How To Uninstall libudev-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libudev-dev

Uninstall libudev-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudev-dev

Remove libudev-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libudev-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libudev-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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