How To Install libnotcurses-core-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotcurses-core-dev on Kali Linux. libnotcurses-core-dev is Character graphics and TUI library (development)

Introduction

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

What is libnotcurses-core-dev

libnotcurses-core-dev is:

Notcurses facilitates the creation of modern TUI programs, making full use of Unicode and 24-bit TrueColor. This development package covers the Notcurses core library.

These files are necessary for C development using Notcurses. They do not include multimedia support; that requires libnotcurses-dev.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnotcurses-core-dev

Install libnotcurses-core-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnotcurses-core-dev

Install libnotcurses-core-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 libnotcurses-core-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnotcurses-core-dev

How To Uninstall libnotcurses-core-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnotcurses-core-dev

Uninstall libnotcurses-core-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotcurses-core-dev

Remove libnotcurses-core-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnotcurses-core-dev

Remove libnotcurses-core-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotcurses-core-dev

Dependencies

libnotcurses-core-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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