How To Install libxmlsec1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1-dev on Kali Linux. libxmlsec1-dev is Development files for the XML security library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libxmlsec1-dev

libxmlsec1-dev is:

The XML Security Library is a C library that implements these XML standards:

* XML Signature
* XML Encryption

This package provides development files including documentation, examples, headers, static libraries, and configuration support.

There are three methods to install libxmlsec1-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 libxmlsec1-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 libxmlsec1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxmlsec1-dev

Install libxmlsec1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxmlsec1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxmlsec1-dev

Install libxmlsec1-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 libxmlsec1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxmlsec1-dev

How To Uninstall libxmlsec1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxmlsec1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxmlsec1-dev

Uninstall libxmlsec1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxmlsec1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmlsec1-dev

Remove libxmlsec1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxmlsec1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxmlsec1-dev

Remove libxmlsec1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxmlsec1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmlsec1-dev

Dependencies

libxmlsec1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.