How To Install libzxcvbn-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxcvbn-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libzxcvbn-dev
libzxcvbn-dev is:
This library is a C/C++ implementation of the zxcvbn password strength estimator. It provides functions to rate password strength, by comparing the password to several word lists, including English first and last names.
This package includes the development headers.
There are three methods to install libzxcvbn-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 libzxcvbn-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzxcvbn-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzxcvbn-devInstall libzxcvbn-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libzxcvbn-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzxcvbn-devInstall libzxcvbn-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 libzxcvbn-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzxcvbn-devHow To Uninstall libzxcvbn-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libzxcvbn-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzxcvbn-devUninstall libzxcvbn-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzxcvbn-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzxcvbn-devRemove libzxcvbn-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzxcvbn-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzxcvbn-devRemove libzxcvbn-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzxcvbn-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzxcvbn-devDependencies
libzxcvbn-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxcvbn-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
