How to Install and Uninstall libblockdev-loop-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "libblockdev-loop-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libblockdev-loop-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libblockdev-loop-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libblockdev-loop-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libblockdev-loop-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libblockdev-loop-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libblockdev-loop-dev
Source: libblockdev
Version: 3.1.0-1
Installed-Size: 19
Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libblockdev-loop3 (= 3.1.0-1), libglib2.0-dev
Size: 5784
SHA256: 7f9f8d84719e689effd2b38aa2012158941db9cc7ce7b5bead9f86e8440baeb6
SHA1: 661bee652c83ad4e53d7ddfaa9a2af2dfc4532ec
MD5sum: 6644d94cd605ce521c81283b83fc7e2d
Description: Loop device plugin for libblockdev - development
This package contains header files and pkg-config files needed for development
with the libblockdev-loop plugin/library.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libb/libblockdev/libblockdev-loop-dev_3.1.0-1_amd64.deb