How To Install musl-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is musl-dev

musl-dev is:

musl is lightweight, fast, simple, free and strives to be correct in the sense of standards-conformance and safety.

This package contains the static linked libraries and the include files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install musl-dev

Install musl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install musl-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install musl-dev

How To Uninstall musl-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove musl-dev

Uninstall musl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove musl-dev

Remove musl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge musl-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

musl-dev have the following dependencies:

• musl

References

• musl-dev website

Summary

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