How To Install libgtg-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libgtg-dev

libgtg-dev is:

The GTG library provides a low level library to generate execution traces in Paje or OTF formats.

This package contains the development files

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgtg-dev

Install libgtg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtg-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgtg-dev

How To Uninstall libgtg-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgtg-dev

Uninstall libgtg-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtg-dev

Remove libgtg-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtg-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgtg-dev have the following dependencies:

• libgtg0

References

• libgtg-dev website

Summary

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