How To Install libevdi0-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdi0-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libevdi0-dev
libevdi0-dev is:
The Extensible Virtual Display Interface (EVDI) is a Linux kernel module that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs to take control over what happens with the image. It is essentially a virtual display you can add, remove and receive screen updates for, in an application that uses the libevdi library.
The module and library is part of the DisplayLink Ubuntu development which enables support for DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices on Ubuntu.
Please note that this is NOT a complete driver for DisplayLink devices.
This is the development package for evdi clients. It is only needed for compiling evdi client software. End-users do not need this package.
There are three methods to install libevdi0-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 libevdi0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libevdi0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevdi0-devInstall libevdi0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libevdi0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevdi0-devInstall libevdi0-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 libevdi0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevdi0-devHow To Uninstall libevdi0-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libevdi0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevdi0-devUninstall libevdi0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevdi0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevdi0-devRemove libevdi0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevdi0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevdi0-devRemove libevdi0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevdi0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevdi0-devDependencies
libevdi0-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdi0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.