How To Install libteam-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam-dev on Kali Linux. libteam-dev is library for controlling team network device – dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libteam-dev

libteam-dev is:

Libteam provides a mechanism to team multiple NICs (ports) at OSI Layer 2 (Data link) into a single virtual NIC. The process is called “channel bonding”, “Ethernet bonding”, “channel teaming”, “link aggregation”, etc. This is already implemented in the Linux kernel by the bonding driver but unlike the bonding driver, libteam (user space) has the following additional features:

  • load-balancing for LACP support
  • NS/NA (IPV6) link monitoring
  • port priorities and stickiness (“primary” option enhancement)
  • separate per-port link monitoring setup

Libteam requires Linux kernel 3.3 or higher.

This package provides development headers.

There are three methods to install libteam-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libteam-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libteam-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libteam-dev

Install libteam-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libteam-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libteam-dev

Install libteam-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libteam-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libteam-dev

How To Uninstall libteam-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libteam-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libteam-dev

Uninstall libteam-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libteam-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libteam-dev

Remove libteam-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libteam-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libteam-dev

Remove libteam-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libteam-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libteam-dev

Dependencies

libteam-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libteam-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.