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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libpcap-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libpcap-dev on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libpcap-dev on Kali Linux:


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

Package: libpcap-dev
Source: libpcap
Version: 1.10.4-4
Installed-Size: 36
Maintainer: Romain Francoise
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libpcap0.8-dev
Size: 28688
SHA256: 00a532f08fad273a89b045a6498a117db1919c5afbaad4bd329947a16c87a700
SHA1: a111b187f44615b80096e4c01b7ca575b9001f83
MD5sum: 68ed65ae59d59cf82c1a1c20e506c27e
Description: development library for libpcap (transitional package)
Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.tcpdump.org/
Tag: devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap-dev_1.10.4-4_amd64.deb