How To Install libformsgl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libformsgl-dev on Kali Linux. libformsgl-dev is Header files and static libraries for the OpenGL XForms library

Introduction

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

What is libformsgl-dev

libformsgl-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static libraries for the XForms library.

Install this package if you want to develop programs using the XForms library under OpenGL.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libformsgl-dev

Install libformsgl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libformsgl-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libformsgl-dev

How To Uninstall libformsgl-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libformsgl-dev

Uninstall libformsgl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libformsgl-dev

Remove libformsgl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libformsgl-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libformsgl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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