How To Install pkgconf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgconf on Kali Linux.

What is pkgconf

pkgconf is:

pkgconf is a replacement for pkg-config, a system for managing library compile and link flags that works with automake and autoconf.

pkgconf does not bundle any third-party libraries or depend on any third-party libraries.

There are three methods to install pkgconf 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 pkgconf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pkgconf

Install pkgconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pkgconf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pkgconf

Install pkgconf 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 pkgconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pkgconf

How To Uninstall pkgconf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pkgconf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pkgconf

Uninstall pkgconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkgconf

Remove pkgconf Configurations and Data

To remove pkgconf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pkgconf

Remove pkgconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkgconf

Dependencies

pkgconf have the following dependencies:

• libdpkg-perl
• dpkg-dev
• perl

References

• pkgconf website

Summary

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