How To Install libfox-1.6-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-dev on Kali Linux. libfox-1.6-dev is FOX C++ GUI Toolkit - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libfox-1.6-dev

libfox-1.6-dev is:

FOX is a C++ based Toolkit for developing Graphical User Interfaces easily and effectively. It offers a wide collection of controls and provides state of the art facilities.

This package contains the development header files of the FOX Toolkit.

There are three methods to install libfox-1.6-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 libfox-1.6-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 libfox-1.6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfox-1.6-dev

Install libfox-1.6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfox-1.6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfox-1.6-dev

Install libfox-1.6-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 libfox-1.6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfox-1.6-dev

How To Uninstall libfox-1.6-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfox-1.6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfox-1.6-dev

Uninstall libfox-1.6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfox-1.6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfox-1.6-dev

Remove libfox-1.6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfox-1.6-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfox-1.6-dev

Remove libfox-1.6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfox-1.6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfox-1.6-dev

Dependencies

libfox-1.6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.