How To Install libtoxcore-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtoxcore-dev on Kali Linux. libtoxcore-dev is Distributed, secure messenger - development headers

Introduction

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

What is libtoxcore-dev

libtoxcore-dev is:

Tox provides an encrypted, distributed, and extensible peer-to-peer platform that can be used for various forms of communication. Tox is intended to be used as a multimedia messenger, but many people have shown that Tox can be used for a lot more than just instant messaging.

This package contains the development headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtoxcore-dev

Install libtoxcore-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtoxcore-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtoxcore-dev

How To Uninstall libtoxcore-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtoxcore-dev

Uninstall libtoxcore-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtoxcore-dev

Remove libtoxcore-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtoxcore-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtoxcore-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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