How To Install libuev2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuev2 on Kali Linux.

What is libuev2

libuev2 is:

libuEv is a small event loop that wraps the Linux epoll() family of APIs. It is similar to the more established libevent, libev and the venerable Xt(3) event loop. The u (micro) in the name refers to both its limited feature set and the small size impact of the library.

Experienced developers may appreciate libuEv is built on top of modern Linux APIs like epoll, eventfd, timerfd, and signalfd.

There are three methods to install libuev2 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 libuev2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libuev2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuev2

Install libuev2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libuev2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libuev2

Install libuev2 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 libuev2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuev2

How To Uninstall libuev2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libuev2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libuev2

Uninstall libuev2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libuev2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuev2

Remove libuev2 Configurations and Data

To remove libuev2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libuev2

Remove libuev2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libuev2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuev2

Dependencies

libuev2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libuev2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuev2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.