How To Install libunshield-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunshield-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libunshield-dev
libunshield-dev is:
This are libraries to create applications extracting CAB files from InstallShield installers used to be installed on Windows CE devices or Windows desktop machines.
This package contains the development files needed to link applications against libunshield.
There are three methods to install libunshield-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 libunshield-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunshield-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunshield-devInstall libunshield-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunshield-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunshield-devInstall libunshield-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 libunshield-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunshield-devHow To Uninstall libunshield-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libunshield-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunshield-devUninstall libunshield-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunshield-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunshield-devRemove libunshield-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunshield-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunshield-devRemove libunshield-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunshield-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunshield-devDependencies
libunshield-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunshield-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.