How To Install libevince-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevince-dev on Kali Linux. libevince-dev is Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libevince-dev

libevince-dev is:

This package contains evince-related libraries for rendering and displaying Evince documents like PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DjVu, DVI, Portable Document Format (PDF) and XML Paper Specification (XPS) files.

  • libevdocument, which performs the rendering of the documents
  • libevview, which provides GTK+ widgets for displaying documents

This package provides the development headers, static libraries and documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libevince-dev

Install libevince-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libevince-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libevince-dev

How To Uninstall libevince-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libevince-dev

Uninstall libevince-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevince-dev

Remove libevince-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libevince-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libevince-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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