How To Install libupb-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupb-dev on Kali Linux. libupb-dev is small protobuf implementation in C (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupb-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libupb-dev

libupb-dev is:

upb generates a C API for creating, parsing, and serializing messages as declared in .proto files. upb is heavily arena-based: all messages always live in an arena (note: the arena can live in stack or static memory if desired).

This package contains the development headers needed for upb.

There are three methods to install libupb-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 libupb-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 libupb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libupb-dev

Install libupb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libupb-dev

Install libupb-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 libupb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libupb-dev

How To Uninstall libupb-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libupb-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libupb-dev

Uninstall libupb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupb-dev

Remove libupb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libupb-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libupb-dev

Remove libupb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupb-dev

Dependencies

libupb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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