How To Install libdecoration0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0-dev on Kali Linux. libdecoration0-dev is Compiz window decoration library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdecoration0-dev

libdecoration0-dev is:

The window decoration library is responsible for drawing the window borders and title bar of windows managed by Compiz. It is used by window decorators like gtk-window-decorator and kde-window-decorator.

This package contains files required for developing window decorators

There are three methods to install libdecoration0-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 libdecoration0-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 libdecoration0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdecoration0-dev

Install libdecoration0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdecoration0-dev

Install libdecoration0-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 libdecoration0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdecoration0-dev

How To Uninstall libdecoration0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdecoration0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdecoration0-dev

Uninstall libdecoration0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdecoration0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecoration0-dev

Remove libdecoration0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdecoration0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdecoration0-dev

Remove libdecoration0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdecoration0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecoration0-dev

Dependencies

libdecoration0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.