How To Install libfm-extra-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-extra-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfm-extra-dev
libfm-extra-dev is:
LibFM provides file management functions built on top of Glib/GIO, giving a convenient higher-level API.
This package contains the development files for libfm-extra library.
There are three methods to install libfm-extra-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 libfm-extra-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfm-extra-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfm-extra-devInstall libfm-extra-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfm-extra-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfm-extra-devInstall libfm-extra-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 libfm-extra-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfm-extra-devHow To Uninstall libfm-extra-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfm-extra-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfm-extra-devUninstall libfm-extra-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfm-extra-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-extra-devRemove libfm-extra-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfm-extra-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-extra-devRemove libfm-extra-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfm-extra-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-extra-devDependencies
libfm-extra-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-extra-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.