How To Install libvhdi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvhdi-dev on Kali Linux. libvhdi-dev is Virtual Hard Disk image format access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libvhdi-dev

libvhdi-dev is:

libvhdi is a library to access the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image format.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvhdi-dev

Install libvhdi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvhdi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvhdi-dev

How To Uninstall libvhdi-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvhdi-dev

Uninstall libvhdi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvhdi-dev

Remove libvhdi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvhdi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvhdi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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