How To Install libecal2.0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecal2.0-dev on Kali Linux. libecal2.0-dev is Client library for evolution calendars (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecal2.0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libecal2.0-dev

libecal2.0-dev is:

Evolution is the integrated mail, calendar, task and address book distributed suite from Novell, Inc.

This package contains header files and static library for libecal.

There are three methods to install libecal2.0-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 libecal2.0-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 libecal2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecal2.0-dev

Install libecal2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecal2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecal2.0-dev

Install libecal2.0-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 libecal2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecal2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libecal2.0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libecal2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecal2.0-dev

Uninstall libecal2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecal2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecal2.0-dev

Remove libecal2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libecal2.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecal2.0-dev

Remove libecal2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecal2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecal2.0-dev

Dependencies

libecal2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecal2.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.