How To Install eglexternalplatform-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eglexternalplatform-dev on Kali Linux.
What is eglexternalplatform-dev
eglexternalplatform-dev is:
This is a work-in-progress specification of the EGL (Embedded-System Graphics Library) External Platform interface for writing EGL platforms and their interactions with modern window systems on top of existing low-level EGL platform implementations. This keeps window system implementation specifics out of EGL drivers by using application-facing EGL functions.
There are three methods to install eglexternalplatform-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 eglexternalplatform-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install eglexternalplatform-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eglexternalplatform-devInstall eglexternalplatform-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install eglexternalplatform-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eglexternalplatform-devInstall eglexternalplatform-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 eglexternalplatform-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eglexternalplatform-devHow To Uninstall eglexternalplatform-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the eglexternalplatform-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eglexternalplatform-devUninstall eglexternalplatform-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eglexternalplatform-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eglexternalplatform-devRemove eglexternalplatform-dev Configurations and Data
To remove eglexternalplatform-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eglexternalplatform-devRemove eglexternalplatform-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eglexternalplatform-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eglexternalplatform-devDependencies
eglexternalplatform-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eglexternalplatform-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
