How To Install libgtkmathview-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkmathview-dev on Kali Linux. libgtkmathview-dev is rendering engine for MathML documents

Introduction

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

What is libgtkmathview-dev

libgtkmathview-dev is:

GtkMathView is a C++ rendering engine for MathML documents. It provides an interactive view that can be used for browsing and editing MathML markup.

GtkMathView reads MathML documents by means of a frontend whose purpose is to traverse the MathML document (or part of it) and to appropriately instantiate GtkMathView’s internal data structures that are suitable for rendering it. Currently the following frontends are supported: libxml2 (tree view using libxml2 API), libxml2 reader (event view using libxml2 reader API), GMetaDOM (tree view using DOM API), custom (application-specific view with application-provided callbacks).

GtkMathView renders MathML documents through a backend whose purpose is to provide an interface between the portable rendering engine and the platform-specific capabilities (like retrieving fonts, drawing on the screen, and so on). Currently the following backends are provided: GTK+, GTK+ widget, PostScript, SVG, AbiWord.

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkmathview-dev

Install libgtkmathview-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtkmathview-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkmathview-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkmathview-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgtkmathview-dev

Uninstall libgtkmathview-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkmathview-dev

Remove libgtkmathview-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkmathview-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgtkmathview-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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