How To Install libopenvr-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvr-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libopenvr-dev
libopenvr-dev is:
OpenVR is an API and runtime that allows access to VR hardware from multiple vendors without requiring that applications have specific knowledge of the hardware they are targeting. This repository is an SDK that contains the API and samples. The runtime is under SteamVR in Tools on Steam.
This package contains the headers.
There are three methods to install libopenvr-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 libopenvr-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopenvr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenvr-devInstall libopenvr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopenvr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenvr-devInstall libopenvr-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 libopenvr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenvr-devHow To Uninstall libopenvr-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libopenvr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenvr-devUninstall libopenvr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenvr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvr-devRemove libopenvr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenvr-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvr-devRemove libopenvr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenvr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvr-devDependencies
libopenvr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvr-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.