How To Install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Kali Linux. libgtksourceview-3.0-dev is development files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

libgtksourceview-3.0-dev is:

GtkSourceView is a text widget that extends the standard GTK+ 3.x text widget GtkTextView. It improves GtkTextView by implementing syntax highlighting and other features typical of a source editor.

This package contains the header files required if you wish to develop software that uses the GtkSourceView widget.

There are three methods to install libgtksourceview-3.0-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgtksourceview-3.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceview-3.0-dev

Dependencies

libgtksourceview-3.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.