How To Install libnetpbm9-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9-dev on Kali Linux. libnetpbm9-dev is Development libraries and header files (v9)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libnetpbm9-dev

libnetpbm9-dev is:

This development package contains the library and header files for the pbm, pgm, pnm, and ppm graphics formats, if the split and now deprecated libraries are used.

This package is provided for backward compatibility.

There are three methods to install libnetpbm9-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 libnetpbm9-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 libnetpbm9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetpbm9-dev

Install libnetpbm9-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm9-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetpbm9-dev

Install libnetpbm9-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 libnetpbm9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetpbm9-dev

How To Uninstall libnetpbm9-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetpbm9-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetpbm9-dev

Uninstall libnetpbm9-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetpbm9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetpbm9-dev

Remove libnetpbm9-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnetpbm9-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetpbm9-dev

Remove libnetpbm9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetpbm9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetpbm9-dev

Dependencies

libnetpbm9-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm9-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.