How To Install libevdevplus-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdevplus-dev on Kali Linux. libevdevplus-dev is Development files for the libevdevplus library

Introduction

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

What is libevdevplus-dev

libevdevplus-dev is:

Easy-to-use event device library in C++

This package contains the static library and headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libevdevplus-dev

Install libevdevplus-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevdevplus-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libevdevplus-dev

How To Uninstall libevdevplus-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libevdevplus-dev

Uninstall libevdevplus-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevdevplus-dev

Remove libevdevplus-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libevdevplus-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libevdevplus-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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