How To Install liballegro-ttf5-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liballegro-ttf5-dev on Kali Linux.
What is liballegro-ttf5-dev
liballegro-ttf5-dev is:
This package is required to build programs that use the Allegro 5 ttf addon.
Allegro is a cross-platform library intended for use in computer games and other types of multimedia programming. Allegro 5 is the latest major revision of the library, designed to take advantage of modern hardware (e.g. hardware acceleration using 3D cards) and operating systems. Although it is not backwards compatible with earlier versions, it still occupies the same niche and retains a familiar style.
There are three methods to install liballegro-ttf5-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 liballegro-ttf5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liballegro-ttf5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liballegro-ttf5-devInstall liballegro-ttf5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liballegro-ttf5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liballegro-ttf5-devInstall liballegro-ttf5-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 liballegro-ttf5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liballegro-ttf5-devHow To Uninstall liballegro-ttf5-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the liballegro-ttf5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liballegro-ttf5-devUninstall liballegro-ttf5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liballegro-ttf5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liballegro-ttf5-devRemove liballegro-ttf5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liballegro-ttf5-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liballegro-ttf5-devRemove liballegro-ttf5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liballegro-ttf5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liballegro-ttf5-devDependencies
liballegro-ttf5-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liballegro-ttf5-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
