How To Install libgnome-desktop-3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-desktop-3-dev on Kali Linux. libgnome-desktop-3-dev is Utility library for loading .desktop files - development files

Introduction

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

What is libgnome-desktop-3-dev

libgnome-desktop-3-dev is:

This package provides the include files and static library for the GNOME desktop library functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgnome-desktop-3-dev

Install libgnome-desktop-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnome-desktop-3-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgnome-desktop-3-dev

How To Uninstall libgnome-desktop-3-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgnome-desktop-3-dev

Uninstall libgnome-desktop-3-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome-desktop-3-dev

Remove libgnome-desktop-3-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome-desktop-3-dev

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome-desktop-3-dev

Dependencies

libgnome-desktop-3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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