How To Install lib3mf-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3mf-dev on Kali Linux. lib3mf-dev is Lib3MF is a C++ implementation of the 3D Manufacturing Format (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3mf-dev on Kali Linux.

What is lib3mf-dev

lib3mf-dev is:

As 3MF shall become an universal 3D Printing standard, its quick adoption is very important. This library shall lower all barriers of adoption to any possible user, let it be software providers, hardware providers, service providers or middleware tools. The specification can be downloaded at http://3mf.io/specification/

Its aim is to offer an open source way to integrate 3MF reading and writing capabilities, as well as conversion and validation tools for input and output data. The 3MF Library shall provide a clean and easy-to-use API to speed up the development and keep integration costs at a minimum.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install lib3mf-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 lib3mf-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 lib3mf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib3mf-dev

Install lib3mf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib3mf-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib3mf-dev

Install lib3mf-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 lib3mf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib3mf-dev

How To Uninstall lib3mf-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lib3mf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib3mf-dev

Uninstall lib3mf-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib3mf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib3mf-dev

Remove lib3mf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lib3mf-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib3mf-dev

Remove lib3mf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib3mf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib3mf-dev

Dependencies

lib3mf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3mf-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.