How To Install glslang-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang-dev on Kali Linux. glslang-dev is OpenGL and OpenGL ES shader front end and validator – development files

Introduction

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

What is glslang-dev

glslang-dev is:

glslang is the official reference compiler front end for the OpenGL ES and OpenGL shading languages. It implements a strict interpretation of the specifications for these languages.

This package includes files for development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install glslang-dev

Install glslang-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install glslang-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install glslang-dev

How To Uninstall glslang-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove glslang-dev

Uninstall glslang-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove glslang-dev

Remove glslang-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge glslang-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

glslang-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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