How To Install libgexiv2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgexiv2-dev
libgexiv2-dev is:
gexiv2 is a GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library. It makes the basic features of Exiv2 available to GNOME applications.
This package contains the static library and header files.
There are three methods to install libgexiv2-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 libgexiv2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgexiv2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgexiv2-devInstall libgexiv2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgexiv2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgexiv2-devInstall libgexiv2-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 libgexiv2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgexiv2-devHow To Uninstall libgexiv2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgexiv2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgexiv2-devUninstall libgexiv2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgexiv2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgexiv2-devRemove libgexiv2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgexiv2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgexiv2-devRemove libgexiv2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgexiv2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgexiv2-devDependencies
libgexiv2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
