How To Install libktp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libktp-dev on Kali Linux. libktp-dev is KDE Telepathy internal library - Development headers

Introduction

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

What is libktp-dev

libktp-dev is:

Internal library which consists of the most reused parts across KDE Telepathy.

This package contains development headers for the ktp-common-internals library.

You should not use this library for developing applications outside of the KDE Telepathy project umbrella. This package is only provided for compiling the rest of the components.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libktp-dev

Install libktp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libktp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libktp-dev

How To Uninstall libktp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libktp-dev

Uninstall libktp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libktp-dev

Remove libktp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libktp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libktp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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