How To Install libpng-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng-dev on Kali Linux. libpng-dev is PNG library - development (version 1.6)

Introduction

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

What is libpng-dev

libpng-dev is:

libpng is a library implementing an interface for reading and writing PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format files.

This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using libpng.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpng-dev

Install libpng-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpng-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpng-dev

How To Uninstall libpng-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpng-dev

Uninstall libpng-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpng-dev

Remove libpng-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpng-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpng-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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