How To Install libfontconfig1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontconfig1-dev on Kali Linux. libfontconfig1-dev is generic font configuration library - dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontconfig1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libfontconfig1-dev

libfontconfig1-dev is:

Fontconfig is a font configuration and customization library, which does not depend on the X Window System. It is designed to locate fonts within the system and select them according to requirements specified by applications.

This is a transitional package for libfontconfig-dev. It can be safely uninstalled.

There are three methods to install libfontconfig1-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 libfontconfig1-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 libfontconfig1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfontconfig1-dev

Install libfontconfig1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfontconfig1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfontconfig1-dev

Install libfontconfig1-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 libfontconfig1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfontconfig1-dev

How To Uninstall libfontconfig1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfontconfig1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfontconfig1-dev

Uninstall libfontconfig1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfontconfig1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfontconfig1-dev

Remove libfontconfig1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfontconfig1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfontconfig1-dev

Remove libfontconfig1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfontconfig1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfontconfig1-dev

Dependencies

libfontconfig1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontconfig1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.