How To Install libvmatch-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmatch-dev on Kali Linux. libvmatch-dev is development headers and static library for Vmatch

Introduction

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

What is libvmatch-dev

libvmatch-dev is:

This package contains C development headers and a static library to build custom programs and selector functions utilizing Vmatch. It also includes example source code for selector functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvmatch-dev

Install libvmatch-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvmatch-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvmatch-dev

How To Uninstall libvmatch-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvmatch-dev

Uninstall libvmatch-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmatch-dev

Remove libvmatch-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmatch-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvmatch-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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