How To Install libcwiid-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwiid-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcwiid-dev
libcwiid-dev is:
CWiid is a working userspace driver along with various applications implementing event drivers, multiple wiimote connectivity, gesture recognition, and other Wiimote-based functionality.
This package provides the development files needed for building against Cwiid.
There are three methods to install libcwiid-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 libcwiid-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcwiid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcwiid-devInstall libcwiid-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcwiid-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcwiid-devInstall libcwiid-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 libcwiid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcwiid-devHow To Uninstall libcwiid-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcwiid-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcwiid-devUninstall libcwiid-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcwiid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwiid-devRemove libcwiid-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcwiid-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcwiid-devRemove libcwiid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcwiid-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwiid-devDependencies
libcwiid-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwiid-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.