How To Install libbrlapi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libbrlapi-dev
libbrlapi-dev is:
BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.
BrlAPI is a library which gives an application access to a braille display and lets it write braille.
This package contains the static library libbrlapi.a and header files in /usr/include/brltty/ necessary to compile programs for BrlAPI, a client-server based mechanism to remotely access a braille display.
There are three methods to install libbrlapi-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 libbrlapi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbrlapi-devInstall libbrlapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbrlapi-devInstall libbrlapi-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 libbrlapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbrlapi-devHow To Uninstall libbrlapi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbrlapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbrlapi-devUninstall libbrlapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbrlapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbrlapi-devRemove libbrlapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbrlapi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbrlapi-devRemove libbrlapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbrlapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbrlapi-devDependencies
libbrlapi-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
