How To Install libgtkglext1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkglext1-dev on Kali Linux. libgtkglext1-dev is OpenGL Extension to GTK+ (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkglext1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgtkglext1-dev

libgtkglext1-dev is:

GtkGLExt provides the GDK objects to support OpenGL rendering in GTK+, and GtkWidget API add-ons to make GTK+ widgets OpenGL-capable.

This package contains files that you need to compile programs using libgtkglext.

There are three methods to install libgtkglext1-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 libgtkglext1-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 libgtkglext1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkglext1-dev

Install libgtkglext1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkglext1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtkglext1-dev

Install libgtkglext1-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 libgtkglext1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkglext1-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkglext1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgtkglext1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtkglext1-dev

Uninstall libgtkglext1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtkglext1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkglext1-dev

Remove libgtkglext1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkglext1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkglext1-dev

Remove libgtkglext1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtkglext1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkglext1-dev

Dependencies

libgtkglext1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkglext1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.