How To Install libzfslinux-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfslinux-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libzfslinux-dev
libzfslinux-dev is:
Header files and static libraries for compiling software against libraries of OpenZFS filesystem.
This package includes the development files of libnvpair3, libuutil3, libzpool4 and libzfs4.
There are three methods to install libzfslinux-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 libzfslinux-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzfslinux-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzfslinux-devInstall libzfslinux-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzfslinux-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzfslinux-devInstall libzfslinux-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 libzfslinux-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzfslinux-devHow To Uninstall libzfslinux-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libzfslinux-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzfslinux-devUninstall libzfslinux-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzfslinux-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzfslinux-devRemove libzfslinux-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzfslinux-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzfslinux-devRemove libzfslinux-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzfslinux-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzfslinux-devDependencies
libzfslinux-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfslinux-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
