How To Install libirrlicht-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirrlicht-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libirrlicht-dev
libirrlicht-dev is:
The Irrlicht Engine is an open source completely cross-platform 3D engine. It has support for OpenGL and its own software renderer, and has all of the state-of-the-art features which can be found in commercial 3d engines.
This package contains the development library.
There are three methods to install libirrlicht-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 libirrlicht-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libirrlicht-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libirrlicht-devInstall libirrlicht-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libirrlicht-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libirrlicht-devInstall libirrlicht-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libirrlicht-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libirrlicht-devHow To Uninstall libirrlicht-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libirrlicht-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libirrlicht-devUninstall libirrlicht-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libirrlicht-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirrlicht-devRemove libirrlicht-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libirrlicht-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libirrlicht-devRemove libirrlicht-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libirrlicht-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirrlicht-devDependencies
libirrlicht-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libirrlicht-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.