How To Install libupsclient-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libupsclient-dev
libupsclient-dev is:
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and power distribution unit (PDU) hardware. Clients access the hardware through the server, and are notified whenever the power status changes.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libupsclient-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 libupsclient-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libupsclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libupsclient-devInstall libupsclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libupsclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libupsclient-devInstall libupsclient-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 libupsclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libupsclient-devHow To Uninstall libupsclient-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libupsclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libupsclient-devUninstall libupsclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libupsclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupsclient-devRemove libupsclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libupsclient-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libupsclient-devRemove libupsclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libupsclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupsclient-devDependencies
libupsclient-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libupsclient-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.