How To Install libgroonga-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgroonga-dev on Kali Linux. libgroonga-dev is Development files to use Groonga as a library

Introduction

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

What is libgroonga-dev

libgroonga-dev is:

Groonga is an open-source fulltext search engine and column store. It lets you write high-performance applications that requires fulltext search.

This package provides header files to use Groonga as a library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgroonga-dev

Install libgroonga-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgroonga-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgroonga-dev

How To Uninstall libgroonga-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgroonga-dev

Uninstall libgroonga-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgroonga-dev

Remove libgroonga-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgroonga-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgroonga-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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