How To Install libwebm-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebm-dev on Kali Linux. libwebm-dev is WebM parser library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libwebm-dev

libwebm-dev is:

This library provides WebM parser and related tools. It is developed by Google as part of Chromium project, but can be used in other projects.

This package installs only files needed for development: header, libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwebm-dev

Install libwebm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwebm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwebm-dev

How To Uninstall libwebm-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwebm-dev

Uninstall libwebm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebm-dev

Remove libwebm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwebm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwebm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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