How To Install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev on Kali Linux. libcinnamon-menu-3-dev is Cinnamon implementation of the freedesktop menu specification

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

libcinnamon-menu-3-dev is:

The package contains an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org:

http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec

This package contains the development headers.

There are three methods to install libcinnamon-menu-3-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 libcinnamon-menu-3-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 libcinnamon-menu-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

Install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

Install libcinnamon-menu-3-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 libcinnamon-menu-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

How To Uninstall libcinnamon-menu-3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcinnamon-menu-3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

Uninstall libcinnamon-menu-3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcinnamon-menu-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

Remove libcinnamon-menu-3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcinnamon-menu-3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

Remove libcinnamon-menu-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcinnamon-menu-3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcinnamon-menu-3-dev

Dependencies

libcinnamon-menu-3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-menu-3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.