How To Install libudunits2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-dev on Kali Linux. libudunits2-dev is Development files for the libunits physical units package

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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libudunits2-dev

Install libudunits2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libudunits2-dev

Install 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libudunits2-dev

How 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-dev

Uninstall 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Dependencies

libudunits2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

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.