How To Install libthai-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthai-dev on Kali Linux. libthai-dev is Development files for Thai language support library

Introduction

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

What is libthai-dev

libthai-dev is:

LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease developers’ tasks to incorporate Thai language support in their applications. It includes important Thai-specific functions e.g. word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character and string supports.

This package contains the development libraries and header files you need to develop your programs using the LibThai library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libthai-dev

Install libthai-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libthai-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libthai-dev

How To Uninstall libthai-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libthai-dev

Uninstall libthai-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthai-dev

Remove libthai-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libthai-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libthai-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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