How To Install libipe-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipe-dev on Kali Linux. libipe-dev is Ipe library used by ipelets (developer files)

Introduction

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

What is libipe-dev

libipe-dev is:

This package provides static libraries and include files needed to create Ipelets, plug-ins for Ipe that are used to add functionality to Ipe.

Ipe is the drawing editor for creating figures in PDF or PS formats.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libipe-dev

Install libipe-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libipe-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libipe-dev

How To Uninstall libipe-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libipe-dev

Uninstall libipe-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipe-dev

Remove libipe-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libipe-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libipe-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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