How To Install libxrootd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrootd-dev on Kali Linux. libxrootd-dev is Development files for xrootd

Introduction

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

What is libxrootd-dev

libxrootd-dev is:

This package contains header files and development libraries for xrootd development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxrootd-dev

Install libxrootd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxrootd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxrootd-dev

How To Uninstall libxrootd-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libxrootd-dev

Uninstall libxrootd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrootd-dev

Remove libxrootd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxrootd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxrootd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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