How To Install libkiwix-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libkiwix-dev
libkiwix-dev is:
Kiwix is an offline Wikipedia reader. libkiwix provides the software core for Kiwix, and contains the code shared by all Kiwix ports (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, etc.).
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libkiwix-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 libkiwix-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libkiwix-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkiwix-devInstall libkiwix-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libkiwix-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkiwix-devInstall libkiwix-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 libkiwix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkiwix-devHow To Uninstall libkiwix-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libkiwix-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkiwix-devUninstall libkiwix-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkiwix-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkiwix-devRemove libkiwix-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkiwix-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkiwix-devRemove libkiwix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkiwix-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkiwix-devDependencies
libkiwix-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.