How To Install libmng-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmng-dev on Kali Linux. libmng-dev is M-N-G library (Development headers)

Introduction

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

What is libmng-dev

libmng-dev is:

The libmng library supports decoding, displaying, encoding, and various other manipulations of the Multiple-image Network Graphics (MNG) format image files. It uses the zlib compression library, and optionally the JPEG library by the Independent JPEG Group (IJG) and/or lcms (little cms), a color-management library by Marti Maria Saguar.

This package provides development headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmng-dev

Install libmng-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmng-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmng-dev

How To Uninstall libmng-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmng-dev

Uninstall libmng-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmng-dev

Remove libmng-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmng-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmng-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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