How To Install libindi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindi-dev on Kali Linux. libindi-dev is Instrument-Neutral Device Interface library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libindi-dev

libindi-dev is:

INDI (Instrument-Neutral Device Interface) is a distributed XML-based control protocol designed to operate astronomical instrumentation. INDI is small, flexible, easy to parse, scalable, and stateless. It supports common DCS functions such as remote control, data acquisition, monitoring, and a lot more.

This package contains development headers and libraries for the INDI library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libindi-dev

Install libindi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libindi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libindi-dev

How To Uninstall libindi-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libindi-dev

Uninstall libindi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindi-dev

Remove libindi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libindi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libindi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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