How To Install libxdelta2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdelta2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxdelta2-dev
libxdelta2-dev is:
Xdelta is an application program designed to compute changes between files. These changes (deltas) are similar to the output of the “diff” program in that they may be used to store and transmit only the changes between files. However, unlike diff, the output of Xdelta is not expressed in a human-readable format–Xdelta can also apply these deltas to a copy of the original file. Xdelta uses a fast, linear algorithm and performs well on both binary and text files.
This is are the development files for the runtime library.
There are three methods to install libxdelta2-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 libxdelta2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxdelta2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdelta2-devInstall libxdelta2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxdelta2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdelta2-devInstall libxdelta2-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 libxdelta2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdelta2-devHow To Uninstall libxdelta2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxdelta2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdelta2-devUninstall libxdelta2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdelta2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdelta2-devRemove libxdelta2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxdelta2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdelta2-devRemove libxdelta2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdelta2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdelta2-devDependencies
libxdelta2-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdelta2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.