How To Install libsource-highlight-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsource-highlight-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsource-highlight-dev
libsource-highlight-dev is:
These are the development files for the library that underlies the source-highlight program suite. It converts source code to a document with syntax highlighting and supports many file formats. The library can be used by other C++ programs to get source code highlighting capabilities.
There are three methods to install libsource-highlight-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 libsource-highlight-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsource-highlight-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsource-highlight-devInstall libsource-highlight-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsource-highlight-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsource-highlight-devInstall libsource-highlight-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 libsource-highlight-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsource-highlight-devHow To Uninstall libsource-highlight-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsource-highlight-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsource-highlight-devUninstall libsource-highlight-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsource-highlight-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsource-highlight-devRemove libsource-highlight-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsource-highlight-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsource-highlight-devRemove libsource-highlight-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsource-highlight-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsource-highlight-devDependencies
libsource-highlight-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsource-highlight-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
