How To Install libgtkextra-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkextra-dev on Kali Linux. libgtkextra-dev is development files for libgtkextra-x11-3.0

Introduction

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

What is libgtkextra-dev

libgtkextra-dev is:

libgtkextra-x11-3.0 provides a useful set of widgets for creating GUI’s for GTK+

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkextra-dev

Install libgtkextra-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtkextra-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkextra-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkextra-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgtkextra-dev

Uninstall libgtkextra-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkextra-dev

Remove libgtkextra-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkextra-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgtkextra-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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