How To Install libcsfml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsfml-dev on Kali Linux. libcsfml-dev is Libraries for the C Binding of SFML - Development Files

Introduction

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

What is libcsfml-dev

libcsfml-dev is:

SFML is a modern multimedia library offering a wide range of subsystems useful to produce a multimedia app. It offers OpenGL integration for Hardware accelerated Graphics, Windowing and Input support, Audio and Network facilities and supports GNU/Linux, MS Windows and Mac OS X. CSFML provides the bindings needed to use SFML with the C programming language.

This package provides the development files for the C Binding

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcsfml-dev

Install libcsfml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcsfml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcsfml-dev

How To Uninstall libcsfml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcsfml-dev

Uninstall libcsfml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsfml-dev

Remove libcsfml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcsfml-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcsfml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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