How To Install libcairo2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo2-dev on Kali Linux. libcairo2-dev is Development files for the Cairo 2D graphics library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libcairo2-dev

libcairo2-dev is:

Cairo is a multi-platform library providing anti-aliased vector-based rendering for multiple target backends.

This package contains the development libraries, header files needed by programs that want to compile with Cairo.

There are three methods to install libcairo2-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 libcairo2-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 libcairo2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcairo2-dev

Install libcairo2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcairo2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcairo2-dev

Install libcairo2-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 libcairo2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcairo2-dev

How To Uninstall libcairo2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcairo2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcairo2-dev

Uninstall libcairo2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcairo2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcairo2-dev

Remove libcairo2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcairo2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcairo2-dev

Remove libcairo2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcairo2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcairo2-dev

Dependencies

libcairo2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcairo2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.