How To Install libmetacity-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetacity-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmetacity-dev
libmetacity-dev is:
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything.
As the author says, metacity is a “Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios.”
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmetacity-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 libmetacity-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmetacity-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetacity-devInstall libmetacity-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmetacity-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetacity-devInstall libmetacity-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 libmetacity-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetacity-devHow To Uninstall libmetacity-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmetacity-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetacity-devUninstall libmetacity-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetacity-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetacity-devRemove libmetacity-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmetacity-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetacity-devRemove libmetacity-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetacity-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetacity-devDependencies
libmetacity-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetacity-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
