How To Install libgnustep-base-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnustep-base-dev on Kali Linux. libgnustep-base-dev is GNUstep Base header files and development libraries

Introduction

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

What is libgnustep-base-dev

libgnustep-base-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static libraries required to build applications against the GNUstep Base library.

Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using the GNUstep Base Library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgnustep-base-dev

Install libgnustep-base-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnustep-base-dev

Install libgnustep-base-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 libgnustep-base-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnustep-base-dev

How To Uninstall libgnustep-base-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgnustep-base-dev

Uninstall libgnustep-base-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnustep-base-dev

Remove libgnustep-base-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnustep-base-dev

Remove libgnustep-base-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnustep-base-dev

Dependencies

libgnustep-base-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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