How To Install libudunits2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libudunits2-dev
libudunits2-dev is:
The UDUNITS package supports units of physical quantities (e.g., meters, seconds). Specifically, it supports conversion between string and binary representations of units, arithmetic manipulation of units, and conversion of numeric values between compatible units. The package is written in the C programming language.
This package provides the include files and static libraries for development.
There are three methods to install libudunits2-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 libudunits2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libudunits2-devInstall libudunits2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libudunits2-devInstall libudunits2-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 libudunits2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libudunits2-devHow To Uninstall libudunits2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libudunits2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libudunits2-devUninstall libudunits2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libudunits2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudunits2-devRemove libudunits2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libudunits2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libudunits2-devRemove libudunits2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libudunits2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libudunits2-devDependencies
libudunits2-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.