How To Install liblowdown-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblowdown-dev on Kali Linux. liblowdown-dev is Simple markdown translator (development files)

Introduction

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

What is liblowdown-dev

liblowdown-dev is:

Lowdown is a Markdown translator producing HTML5, roff documents in the ms and man formats, LaTeX, gemini, and terminal output.

Beyond traditional Markdown syntax support, lowdown supports the following Markdown features and extensions:

  • autolinking
  • fenced code
  • tables
  • superscripts
  • footnotes
  • disabled inline HTML
  • ??smart typography??
  • metadata
  • commonmark (in progress)
  • definition lists
  • extended image attributes

This package contains development libraries, header files, and manpages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblowdown-dev

Install liblowdown-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblowdown-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblowdown-dev

How To Uninstall liblowdown-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove liblowdown-dev

Uninstall liblowdown-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblowdown-dev

Remove liblowdown-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblowdown-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

liblowdown-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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