How To Install libgraphviz-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgraphviz-dev on Kali Linux. libgraphviz-dev is graphviz libs and headers against which to build applications

Introduction

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

What is libgraphviz-dev

libgraphviz-dev is:

Graphviz is a set of graph drawing tools. See the description of the graphviz package for a full description.

This package installs the libraries and headers necessary to link graphviz library routines into an application. It also installs additional man pages.

Note: A graphviz user doesn’t need to install this package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgraphviz-dev

Install libgraphviz-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgraphviz-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgraphviz-dev

How To Uninstall libgraphviz-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgraphviz-dev

Uninstall libgraphviz-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgraphviz-dev

Remove libgraphviz-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgraphviz-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgraphviz-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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