How To Install libayatana-appindicator-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-appindicator-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libayatana-appindicator-dev
libayatana-appindicator-dev is:
A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications (GTK-2+ version).
There are three methods to install libayatana-appindicator-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 libayatana-appindicator-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libayatana-appindicator-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libayatana-appindicator-devInstall libayatana-appindicator-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libayatana-appindicator-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libayatana-appindicator-devInstall libayatana-appindicator-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 libayatana-appindicator-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libayatana-appindicator-devHow To Uninstall libayatana-appindicator-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libayatana-appindicator-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libayatana-appindicator-devUninstall libayatana-appindicator-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libayatana-appindicator-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libayatana-appindicator-devRemove libayatana-appindicator-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libayatana-appindicator-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libayatana-appindicator-devRemove libayatana-appindicator-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libayatana-appindicator-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libayatana-appindicator-devDependencies
libayatana-appindicator-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-appindicator-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
