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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libmagic-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libmagic-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmagic-dev
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "libmagic-dev" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmagic-dev
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the libmagic-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libmagic-dev
Source: file (1:5.45-2)
Version: 1:5.45-2+b1
Installed-Size: 387
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libmagic1 (= 1:5.45-2+b1)
Suggests: file
Size: 118200
SHA256: f0505d7d4e340838f5f8ef066213f2ad7381689f2318294720e5337144cb3137
SHA1: 0dab9159d1e51ecfeb4d0f11fd0b6a59bb1d329a
MD5sum: acf43184c2daa0fa6fecad1db883047a
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers - development
This library can be used to classify files according to magic number
tests.
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_5.45-2+b1_amd64.deb