How To Install libmatekbd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatekbd-dev on Kali Linux. libmatekbd-dev is MATE library to manage keyboard configuration (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libmatekbd-dev

libmatekbd-dev is:

libmatekbd offers an API to manage the keyboard in MATE applications.

libmatekbdui offers an API to display a graphical user interface for libmatekbd operations.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmatekbd-dev

Install libmatekbd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmatekbd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmatekbd-dev

How To Uninstall libmatekbd-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmatekbd-dev

Uninstall libmatekbd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatekbd-dev

Remove libmatekbd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatekbd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmatekbd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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