How To Install libgegl-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgegl-dev
libgegl-dev is:
GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) is a graph based image processing framework.
GEGL’s original design was made to scratch GIMP’s itches for a new compositing and processing core. This core is being designed to have minimal dependencies and a simple well defined API.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libgegl-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 libgegl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgegl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgegl-devInstall libgegl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgegl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgegl-devInstall libgegl-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 libgegl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgegl-devHow To Uninstall libgegl-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgegl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgegl-devUninstall libgegl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgegl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgegl-devRemove libgegl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgegl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgegl-devRemove libgegl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgegl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgegl-devDependencies
libgegl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
