How To Install libresvg-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libresvg-dev on Kali Linux. libresvg-dev is SVG rendering library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libresvg-dev

libresvg-dev is:

libresvg is a library to render SVG files based on a static SVG Full 1.1 subset. It is a fast, small, portable, multiple backend SVG library designed for edge-cases.

libresvg supports Cairo and Qt backends.

This package provides development files for libresvg.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libresvg-dev

Install libresvg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libresvg-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libresvg-dev

How To Uninstall libresvg-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libresvg-dev

Uninstall libresvg-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libresvg-dev

Remove libresvg-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libresvg-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libresvg-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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