How To Install liblilv-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblilv-dev on Kali Linux. liblilv-dev is library for simple use of LV2 plugins (development files)

Introduction

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

What is liblilv-dev

liblilv-dev is:

Lilv (formerly SLV2) is a library for LV2 hosts intended to make using LV2 Plugins as simple as possible (without sacrificing capabilities).

Lilv is the successor to SLV2, rewritten to be significantly faster and have minimal dependencies.

This package provides the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblilv-dev

Install liblilv-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblilv-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblilv-dev

How To Uninstall liblilv-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove liblilv-dev

Uninstall liblilv-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblilv-dev

Remove liblilv-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblilv-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

liblilv-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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