How To Install libplymouth-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplymouth-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libplymouth-dev
libplymouth-dev is:
Plymouth is an application that runs very early in the boot process (even before the root filesystem is mounted!) that provides a graphical boot animation while the boot process happens in the background.
This package contains the development files to build Plymouth plugins.
There are three methods to install libplymouth-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 libplymouth-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libplymouth-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplymouth-devInstall libplymouth-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libplymouth-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplymouth-devInstall libplymouth-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 libplymouth-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplymouth-devHow To Uninstall libplymouth-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libplymouth-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplymouth-devUninstall libplymouth-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplymouth-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplymouth-devRemove libplymouth-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libplymouth-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplymouth-devRemove libplymouth-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplymouth-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplymouth-devDependencies
libplymouth-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplymouth-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.