How To Install libvmdk-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libvmdk-dev

libvmdk-dev is:

libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvmdk-dev

Install libvmdk-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvmdk-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvmdk-dev

How To Uninstall libvmdk-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvmdk-dev

Uninstall libvmdk-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmdk-dev

Remove libvmdk-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmdk-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvmdk-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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