How To Install libkomparediff2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff2-dev on Kali Linux. libkomparediff2-dev is library to compare files and strings - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libkomparediff2-dev

libkomparediff2-dev is:

This package contains a library used to compare files and strings, and is used in Kompare and KDevelop.

This package contains development headers for the kompare library.

This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.

There are three methods to install libkomparediff2-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 libkomparediff2-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 libkomparediff2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkomparediff2-dev

Install libkomparediff2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkomparediff2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkomparediff2-dev

Install libkomparediff2-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 libkomparediff2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkomparediff2-dev

How To Uninstall libkomparediff2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkomparediff2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkomparediff2-dev

Uninstall libkomparediff2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkomparediff2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkomparediff2-dev

Remove libkomparediff2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkomparediff2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkomparediff2-dev

Remove libkomparediff2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkomparediff2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkomparediff2-dev

Dependencies

libkomparediff2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.