How To Install libcupsfilters-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsfilters-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcupsfilters-dev
libcupsfilters-dev is:
This library contains functions commonly used by the CUPS filters in the OpenPrinting CUPS filters package, currently functions to read several different image formats and to convert bitmaps between different color spaces.
This package contains the header files to develop applications (CUPS filters, printer drivers) using libcupsfilters.
There are three methods to install libcupsfilters-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 libcupsfilters-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcupsfilters-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcupsfilters-devInstall libcupsfilters-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcupsfilters-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcupsfilters-devInstall libcupsfilters-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 libcupsfilters-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcupsfilters-devHow To Uninstall libcupsfilters-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcupsfilters-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcupsfilters-devUninstall libcupsfilters-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcupsfilters-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupsfilters-devRemove libcupsfilters-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcupsfilters-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcupsfilters-devRemove libcupsfilters-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcupsfilters-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupsfilters-devDependencies
libcupsfilters-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsfilters-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
