How To Install libpoppler-glib-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-glib-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libpoppler-glib-dev
libpoppler-glib-dev is:
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.
This package contains the headers and development libraries needed to build applications using the GLib-based Poppler interface.
There are three methods to install libpoppler-glib-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 libpoppler-glib-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-glib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler-glib-devInstall libpoppler-glib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpoppler-glib-devInstall libpoppler-glib-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 libpoppler-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-glib-devHow To Uninstall libpoppler-glib-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpoppler-glib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-glib-devUninstall libpoppler-glib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpoppler-glib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler-glib-devRemove libpoppler-glib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpoppler-glib-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler-glib-devRemove libpoppler-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpoppler-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler-glib-devDependencies
libpoppler-glib-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-glib-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.