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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libreadline-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libreadline-dev on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libreadline-dev on Kali Linux:


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

Package: libreadline-dev
Source: readline (8.2-3)
Version: 8.2-3+b1
Installed-Size: 799
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Provides: libreadline6-dev
Depends: libreadline8 (= 8.2-3+b1), libncurses-dev
Suggests: readline-doc
Conflicts: libreadline-gplv2-dev, libreadline5-dev, libreadline6-dev
Size: 151840
SHA256: efdaf8868693d69c97f3bcc98ecb67c3222475e515e12e73b986e80ece0e80eb
SHA1: 6186725badb04207f9270c051ca5bf324f35998a
MD5sum: 9290d799086af91669c5530ae0963506
Description: GNU readline and history libraries, development files
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
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This package contains development files.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib, role::dummy
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/libreadline-dev_8.2-3+b1_amd64.deb