How To Install libjpeg-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-dev on Kali Linux. libjpeg-dev is Development files for the JPEG library [dummy package]

Introduction

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

What is libjpeg-dev

libjpeg-dev is:

This package depends on default Debian implementation of libjpeg.so.62 JPEG library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjpeg-dev

Install libjpeg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjpeg-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjpeg-dev

How To Uninstall libjpeg-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjpeg-dev

Uninstall libjpeg-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpeg-dev

Remove libjpeg-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjpeg-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjpeg-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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