How To Install libmatchbox-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmatchbox-dev
libmatchbox-dev is:
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
libmatchbox provides core functionality used by several Matchbox project applications.
This package contains libmatchbox development files.
There are three methods to install libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmatchbox-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatchbox-devInstall libmatchbox-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmatchbox-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatchbox-devInstall libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatchbox-devHow To Uninstall libmatchbox-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmatchbox-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatchbox-devUninstall libmatchbox-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatchbox-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatchbox-devRemove libmatchbox-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmatchbox-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatchbox-devRemove libmatchbox-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatchbox-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatchbox-devDependencies
libmatchbox-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.