How To Install libguac-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguac-dev on Kali Linux. libguac-dev is Guacamole proxy daemon (core library headers)

Introduction

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

What is libguac-dev

libguac-dev is:

The Guacamole proxy daemon, guacd, translates between remote desktop protocols (like VNC) and the Guacamole protocol using protocol plugins. Once a user is authenticated with the Guacamole web application, a tunnel is established through the web application to guacd, allowing the JavaScript client to communicate to an arbitrary remote desktop server through guacd.

This package contains development headers for the core library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libguac-dev

Install libguac-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguac-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libguac-dev

How To Uninstall libguac-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libguac-dev

Uninstall libguac-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguac-dev

Remove libguac-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libguac-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libguac-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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