How To Install cairo-dock-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-dock-dev on Kali Linux.
What is cairo-dock-dev
cairo-dock-dev is:
Cairo-dock has a family-likeness with OS X dock, but with more options. It uses cairo to render nice graphics, and Glitz to use hardware acceleration. It’s fully configurable and can be a taskbar too. You can easily plug applets into it.
This package provides Cairo-dock development file.
There are three methods to install cairo-dock-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 cairo-dock-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cairo-dock-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cairo-dock-devInstall cairo-dock-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cairo-dock-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cairo-dock-devInstall cairo-dock-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 cairo-dock-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cairo-dock-devHow To Uninstall cairo-dock-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cairo-dock-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cairo-dock-devUninstall cairo-dock-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cairo-dock-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cairo-dock-devRemove cairo-dock-dev Configurations and Data
To remove cairo-dock-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cairo-dock-devRemove cairo-dock-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cairo-dock-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cairo-dock-devDependencies
cairo-dock-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-dock-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.