How To Install libunrar-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunrar-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libunrar-dev
libunrar-dev is:
This package contains the static library for the libunrar library.
There are three methods to install libunrar-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 libunrar-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunrar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunrar-devInstall libunrar-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunrar-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunrar-devInstall libunrar-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 libunrar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunrar-devHow To Uninstall libunrar-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libunrar-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunrar-devUninstall libunrar-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunrar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunrar-devRemove libunrar-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunrar-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunrar-devRemove libunrar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunrar-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunrar-devDependencies
libunrar-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunrar-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
