How To Install libfribidi-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libfribidi-dev

libfribidi-dev is:

FriBiDi is a BiDi algorithm implementation for Hebrew and/or Arabic languages. This package contains the header files and static libraries for the FriBidi C library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfribidi-dev

Install libfribidi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfribidi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfribidi-dev

How To Uninstall libfribidi-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfribidi-dev

Uninstall libfribidi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfribidi-dev

Remove libfribidi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfribidi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfribidi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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