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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libvmdk-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libvmdk-dev on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libvmdk-dev on Kali Linux:


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

Package: libvmdk-dev
Source: libvmdk (20200926-2)
Version: 20200926-2+b2
Installed-Size: 2045
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libvmdk1 (= 20200926-2+b2)
Size: 423124
SHA256: d45e8483683a1553c069dd6524d6bee5cd907d77dec90bfd4b35615fb49ecd2b
SHA1: a7c46d7a3e0942c330bb10721d773df556bffa2e
MD5sum: 467d0ff7ea2abaab3f9450d736e9a0ab
Description: VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- development files
libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.
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This package includes the development support files.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libv/libvmdk/libvmdk-dev_20200926-2+b2_amd64.deb