How To Install libutf8.h-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libutf8.h-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libutf8.h-dev

libutf8.h-dev is:

The library provides a series of functions for string handlig in analogy to what the C library provides. These then have a utf8 prefix and knows how to handle single letters with multi-character representations.

There are three methods to install libutf8.h-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 libutf8.h-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 libutf8.h-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libutf8.h-dev

Install libutf8.h-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libutf8.h-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libutf8.h-dev

Install libutf8.h-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 libutf8.h-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libutf8.h-dev

How To Uninstall libutf8.h-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libutf8.h-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libutf8.h-dev

Uninstall libutf8.h-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libutf8.h-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libutf8.h-dev

Remove libutf8.h-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libutf8.h-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libutf8.h-dev

Remove libutf8.h-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libutf8.h-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libutf8.h-dev

Dependencies

libutf8.h-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libutf8.h-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libutf8.h-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.