How To Install libpgf-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgf-dev on Kali Linux. libpgf-dev is Progressive Graphics File (PGF) library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libpgf-dev

libpgf-dev is:

libpgf is a library implementing an interface for handling PGF (Progressive Graphic File) format files.

This package contains files needed for development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpgf-dev

Install libpgf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpgf-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpgf-dev

How To Uninstall libpgf-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpgf-dev

Uninstall libpgf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgf-dev

Remove libpgf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpgf-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpgf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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