How To Install libwireshark-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwireshark-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libwireshark-dev
libwireshark-dev is:
The “libwireshark” library provides the network packet dissection services developed by the Wireshark project.
This package contains the static library and the C header files that are needed for applications to use libwireshark services.
There are three methods to install libwireshark-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 libwireshark-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwireshark-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwireshark-devInstall libwireshark-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwireshark-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwireshark-devInstall libwireshark-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 libwireshark-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwireshark-devHow To Uninstall libwireshark-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libwireshark-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwireshark-devUninstall libwireshark-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwireshark-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwireshark-devRemove libwireshark-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwireshark-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwireshark-devRemove libwireshark-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwireshark-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwireshark-devDependencies
libwireshark-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwireshark-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
