How To Install libvpoll-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libvpoll-dev

libvpoll-dev is:

This library uses eventfd/VPOLL if provided by the kernel or the vpoll device otherwise it implements an emulator (providing only EPOLLIN, EPOLLOUT and a non standard version of EPOLLHUP/EPOLLRDHUP).

This package contains the development files used for C programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvpoll-dev

Install libvpoll-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvpoll-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvpoll-dev

How To Uninstall libvpoll-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvpoll-dev

Uninstall libvpoll-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvpoll-dev

Remove libvpoll-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvpoll-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvpoll-dev have the following dependencies:

• libvpoll0

References

• libvpoll-dev website

Summary

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