How To Install cmake-vala on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-vala on Kali Linux. cmake-vala is CMake utility modules needed for building Vala Panel (and related projects)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-vala on Kali Linux.

What is cmake-vala

cmake-vala is:

CMake modules which are used for Vala Panel development.

Included CMake modules:

  • various Find modules (e.g. BAMF, GTK+, PEAS, WNCK, X11)
  • various GLib helpers
  • various modules for Git based versioning
  • FindVala and ValaPrecompile modules
  • and others

There are three methods to install cmake-vala 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 cmake-vala Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cmake-vala using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cmake-vala

Install cmake-vala Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cmake-vala

Install cmake-vala 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 cmake-vala using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmake-vala

How To Uninstall cmake-vala on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cmake-vala package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cmake-vala

Uninstall cmake-vala And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmake-vala

Remove cmake-vala Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cmake-vala

Remove cmake-vala configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmake-vala

Dependencies

cmake-vala have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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