How To Install libgif-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgif-dev on Kali Linux. libgif-dev is library for GIF images (development)

Introduction

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

What is libgif-dev

libgif-dev is:

GIFLIB is a package of portable tools and library routines for working with GIF images.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgif-dev

Install libgif-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgif-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgif-dev

How To Uninstall libgif-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgif-dev

Uninstall libgif-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgif-dev

Remove libgif-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgif-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgif-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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