How To Install libdx4-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdx4-dev on Kali Linux. libdx4-dev is OpenDX (IBM Visualization Data Explorer) - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdx4-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdx4-dev

libdx4-dev is:

Data Explorer is a system of tools and user interfaces for visualizing data. In general terms the visualization of data can be considered a 3-stage process: 1. Describing and importing data 2. Processing the data through a visualization program 3. Presenting the resulting image. This is the development package. It contains the build rules, library routines and header files necessary for creating custom software that uses the OpenDX classes.

There are three methods to install libdx4-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 libdx4-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 libdx4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdx4-dev

Install libdx4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdx4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdx4-dev

Install libdx4-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 libdx4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdx4-dev

How To Uninstall libdx4-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdx4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdx4-dev

Uninstall libdx4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdx4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdx4-dev

Remove libdx4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdx4-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdx4-dev

Remove libdx4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdx4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdx4-dev

Dependencies

libdx4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdx4-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.