How To Install libftgl-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libftgl-dev
libftgl-dev is:
FTGL binds OpenGL and FreeType together in order to offer and easy to use and flexible text rendering library. It offers several rendering modes: as polygons, outlines, bitmaps and textures.
This package contains the header files and static libraries needed to compile applications or shared objects that use libftgl.
There are three methods to install libftgl-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 libftgl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libftgl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftgl-devInstall libftgl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libftgl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftgl-devInstall libftgl-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 libftgl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftgl-devHow To Uninstall libftgl-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libftgl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftgl-devUninstall libftgl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftgl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftgl-devRemove libftgl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libftgl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftgl-devRemove libftgl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftgl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftgl-devDependencies
libftgl-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.