How To Install libodfgen-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodfgen-dev on Kali Linux. libodfgen-dev is library to generate ODF documents – development

Introduction

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

What is libodfgen-dev

libodfgen-dev is:

Libodfgen is library providing ability to generate ODF documents from libwpd and libwps API calls.

This package contains the development files (headers, …)

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

sudo apt-get -y install libodfgen-dev

Install libodfgen-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libodfgen-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libodfgen-dev

How To Uninstall libodfgen-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libodfgen-dev

Uninstall libodfgen-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodfgen-dev

Remove libodfgen-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libodfgen-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libodfgen-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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