How To Install libzstd-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libzstd-dev
libzstd-dev is:
Zstd, short for Zstandard, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level compression ratio.
This package contains the headers and static library.
There are three methods to install libzstd-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 libzstd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzstd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzstd-devInstall libzstd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzstd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzstd-devInstall libzstd-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 libzstd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzstd-devHow To Uninstall libzstd-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libzstd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzstd-devUninstall libzstd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzstd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzstd-devRemove libzstd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzstd-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzstd-devRemove libzstd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzstd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzstd-devDependencies
libzstd-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.