How To Install libunwind-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunwind-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libunwind-dev
libunwind-dev is:
The primary goal of this project is to define a portable and efficient C programming interface (API) to determine the call-chain of a program. The API additionally provides the means to manipulate the preserved (callee-saved) state of each call-frame and to resume execution at any point in the call-chain (non-local goto). The API supports both local (same-process) and remote (across-process) operation. As such, the API is useful in a number of applications.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libunwind-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 libunwind-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunwind-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunwind-devInstall libunwind-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunwind-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunwind-devInstall libunwind-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 libunwind-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunwind-devHow To Uninstall libunwind-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libunwind-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunwind-devUninstall libunwind-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunwind-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunwind-devRemove libunwind-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunwind-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunwind-devRemove libunwind-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunwind-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunwind-devDependencies
libunwind-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunwind-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.