How To Install libdevil-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevil-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libdevil-dev
libdevil-dev is:
Developer’s Image Library (DevIL) is a programmer’s toolkit which can load, save and convert a wide variety of image formats. It also offers basic manipulation and filtering capabilities.
DevIL presents a simple programming interface similar to OpenGL’s, which is easy for a developer to learn and use. Ultimate control of the images is left to the developer.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libdevil-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 libdevil-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdevil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdevil-devInstall libdevil-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdevil-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdevil-devInstall libdevil-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdevil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdevil-devHow To Uninstall libdevil-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libdevil-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdevil-devUninstall libdevil-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdevil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdevil-devRemove libdevil-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdevil-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdevil-devRemove libdevil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdevil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdevil-devDependencies
libdevil-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevil-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
