How To Install libgtk-3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-dev on Kali Linux. libgtk-3-dev is development files for the GTK library

Introduction

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

What is libgtk-3-dev

libgtk-3-dev is:

GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

This package contains the header and development files which are needed for building GTK applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-3-dev

Install libgtk-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtk-3-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-3-dev

How To Uninstall libgtk-3-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgtk-3-dev

Uninstall libgtk-3-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-3-dev

Remove libgtk-3-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-3-dev

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-3-dev

Dependencies

libgtk-3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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