How To Install libicu-le-hb-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libicu-le-hb-dev on Kali Linux. libicu-le-hb-dev is ICU Layout Engine API on top of HarfBuzz shaping library (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libicu-le-hb-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libicu-le-hb-dev

libicu-le-hb-dev is:

A library implementing the ICU Layout Engine (icu-le) API using external HarfBuzz library for implementation. This is useful as a compatibility layer to make applications using ICU Layout Engine to use HarfBuzz without porting them to use the HarfBuzz API.

The code is mostly a trimmed down version of icu/source/layout, with all shapers stripped out, and HarfBuzz integrated.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libicu-le-hb-dev

Install libicu-le-hb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libicu-le-hb-dev

Install libicu-le-hb-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 libicu-le-hb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libicu-le-hb-dev

How To Uninstall libicu-le-hb-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libicu-le-hb-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libicu-le-hb-dev

Uninstall libicu-le-hb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libicu-le-hb-dev

Remove libicu-le-hb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libicu-le-hb-dev

Remove libicu-le-hb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libicu-le-hb-dev

Dependencies

libicu-le-hb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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