How To Install libhocr-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhocr-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libhocr-dev
libhocr-dev is:
Libhocr is an Hebrew OCR (Optical character recognition) library written in C/C++.
This package contains headers and support files required to build new applications with libhocr.
There are three methods to install libhocr-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 libhocr-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libhocr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhocr-devInstall libhocr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libhocr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhocr-devInstall libhocr-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libhocr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhocr-devHow To Uninstall libhocr-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libhocr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhocr-devUninstall libhocr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhocr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhocr-devRemove libhocr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhocr-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhocr-devRemove libhocr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhocr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhocr-devDependencies
libhocr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhocr-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
