How To Install libvolume-key-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolume-key-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvolume-key-dev
libvolume-key-dev is:
This package provides the development header files for libvolume_key, a library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes.
The main goal of the software is to allow restoring access to an encrypted hard drive if the primary user forgets the passphrase. The encryption key back up can also be useful for extracting data after a hardware or software failure that corrupts the header of the encrypted volume, or to access the company data after an employee leaves abruptly.
There are three methods to install libvolume-key-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 libvolume-key-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvolume-key-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvolume-key-devInstall libvolume-key-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvolume-key-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvolume-key-devInstall libvolume-key-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 libvolume-key-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvolume-key-devHow To Uninstall libvolume-key-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvolume-key-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvolume-key-devUninstall libvolume-key-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvolume-key-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolume-key-devRemove libvolume-key-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvolume-key-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvolume-key-devRemove libvolume-key-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvolume-key-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolume-key-devDependencies
libvolume-key-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolume-key-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
