How to Install and Uninstall libffi-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libffi-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libffi-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libffi-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libffi-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libffi-dev on Kali Linux:


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

Package: libffi-dev
Source: libffi
Version: 3.4.4-2
Installed-Size: 322
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libffi8 (= 3.4.4-2)
Conflicts: libffi4-dev
Size: 60468
SHA256: 4312f3dab76ce6fb1ef1932aca0ebd58035ed861cd6bc36a272b372050a28765
SHA1: 289cdac716729afafa9dc8b3472b87be7ddb5188
MD5sum: 77d069719f9f87d6c0151b54548efc88
Description: Foreign Function Interface library (development files)
This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for
building programs which use libffi.
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A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that
allows code written in one language to call code written in another
language.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi-dev_3.4.4-2_amd64.deb