How To Install libgyoto8-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto8-dev on Kali Linux. libgyoto8-dev is development files for libgyoto

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto8-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgyoto8-dev

libgyoto8-dev is:

Gyoto aims at providing a framework for computing orbits and ray-traced images in General relativity.

This package provides the files necessary to compile Gyoto plugins and codes using the libgyoto library.

There are three methods to install libgyoto8-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 libgyoto8-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 libgyoto8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgyoto8-dev

Install libgyoto8-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgyoto8-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgyoto8-dev

Install libgyoto8-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 libgyoto8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgyoto8-dev

How To Uninstall libgyoto8-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgyoto8-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgyoto8-dev

Uninstall libgyoto8-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgyoto8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgyoto8-dev

Remove libgyoto8-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgyoto8-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgyoto8-dev

Remove libgyoto8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgyoto8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgyoto8-dev

Dependencies

libgyoto8-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto8-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.