How To Install libwhereami-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhereami-dev on Kali Linux. libwhereami-dev is locate the current executable and the current module (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libwhereami-dev

libwhereami-dev is:

A drop-in two files library to locate the current executable and the current module on the file system. Supported many platforms, including Windows, Linux, and Mac.

This package contains the header.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwhereami-dev

Install libwhereami-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwhereami-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwhereami-dev

How To Uninstall libwhereami-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwhereami-dev

Uninstall libwhereami-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwhereami-dev

Remove libwhereami-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwhereami-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwhereami-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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