How To Install libyaz-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaz-dev on Kali Linux. libyaz-dev is YAZ Z39.50 toolkit (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libyaz-dev

libyaz-dev is:

YAZ is a toolkit that allows you to develop software using the ANSI Z39.50/ISO23950 standard for information retrieval.

This package includes development libraries and C/C++ header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libyaz-dev

Install libyaz-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libyaz-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libyaz-dev

How To Uninstall libyaz-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libyaz-dev

Uninstall libyaz-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaz-dev

Remove libyaz-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libyaz-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libyaz-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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