How To Install libfltk-forms1.3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfltk-forms1.3 on Kali Linux.

What is libfltk-forms1.3

libfltk-forms1.3 is:

This package contains the files necessary for running programs dynamically linked with FLTK’s Forms compatibility layer.

The Fast Light Toolkit (FLTK) is a cross-platform graphical user interface toolkit originally based on libForms.

There are three methods to install libfltk-forms1.3 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 libfltk-forms1.3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfltk-forms1.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfltk-forms1.3

Install libfltk-forms1.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfltk-forms1.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfltk-forms1.3

Install libfltk-forms1.3 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 libfltk-forms1.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfltk-forms1.3

How To Uninstall libfltk-forms1.3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfltk-forms1.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfltk-forms1.3

Uninstall libfltk-forms1.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfltk-forms1.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfltk-forms1.3

Remove libfltk-forms1.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libfltk-forms1.3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfltk-forms1.3

Remove libfltk-forms1.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfltk-forms1.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfltk-forms1.3

Dependencies

libfltk-forms1.3 have the following dependencies:

• libfltk1.3
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libfltk-forms1.3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfltk-forms1.3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.