How To Install libgdl-3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdl-3-dev on Kali Linux. libgdl-3-dev is GNOME DevTool libraries - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdl-3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgdl-3-dev

libgdl-3-dev is:

Provides a support library for development tools from the GNOME environment. Including symbol browser, dock and editor components.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libgdl-3-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 libgdl-3-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 libgdl-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdl-3-dev

Install libgdl-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdl-3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdl-3-dev

Install libgdl-3-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 libgdl-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdl-3-dev

How To Uninstall libgdl-3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgdl-3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdl-3-dev

Uninstall libgdl-3-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdl-3-dev

Remove libgdl-3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgdl-3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdl-3-dev

Remove libgdl-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdl-3-dev

Dependencies

libgdl-3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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