How To Install libcolorhug-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcolorhug-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcolorhug-dev
libcolorhug-dev is:
libcolorhug is a gobject-based library for using the ColorHug display colourimeter. It supports both reading values from the colourimeter and device administration, such as firmware updates.
This package contains the development files required to build programs against the libcolorhug library.
There are three methods to install libcolorhug-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 libcolorhug-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcolorhug-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcolorhug-devInstall libcolorhug-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcolorhug-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcolorhug-devInstall libcolorhug-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 libcolorhug-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcolorhug-devHow To Uninstall libcolorhug-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcolorhug-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcolorhug-devUninstall libcolorhug-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcolorhug-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcolorhug-devRemove libcolorhug-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcolorhug-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcolorhug-devRemove libcolorhug-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcolorhug-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcolorhug-devDependencies
libcolorhug-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcolorhug-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.