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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install musl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install musl-devInstall musl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install musl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install musl-devInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install musl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install musl-devHow 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-devUninstall 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-devRemove 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-devRemove 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-devDependencies
musl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
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.
