How To Install xfce4-dev-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dev-tools on Kali Linux.
What is xfce4-dev-tools
xfce4-dev-tools is:
xfce4-dev-tools provide an easy way to handle the setup and maintenance of a projects build framework. It’s required to build Xfce applications from git.
There are three methods to install xfce4-dev-tools 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 xfce4-dev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-dev-toolsInstall xfce4-dev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-dev-toolsInstall xfce4-dev-tools 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 xfce4-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-dev-toolsHow To Uninstall xfce4-dev-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xfce4-dev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-dev-toolsUninstall xfce4-dev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-dev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-dev-toolsRemove xfce4-dev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-dev-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-dev-toolsRemove xfce4-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-dev-toolsDependencies
xfce4-dev-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dev-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
