How To Install libkpathsea-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpathsea-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libkpathsea-dev
libkpathsea-dev is:
This package contains the static library and header files for the Kpathsea[rch] library, which implements generic path searching, configuration, and TeX-specific file searching.
There are three methods to install libkpathsea-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 libkpathsea-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libkpathsea-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkpathsea-devInstall libkpathsea-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libkpathsea-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkpathsea-devInstall libkpathsea-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 libkpathsea-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkpathsea-devHow To Uninstall libkpathsea-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libkpathsea-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkpathsea-devUninstall libkpathsea-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkpathsea-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpathsea-devRemove libkpathsea-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkpathsea-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkpathsea-devRemove libkpathsea-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkpathsea-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpathsea-devDependencies
libkpathsea-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpathsea-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
