How To Install libretro-gtk-1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gtk-1-dev on Kali Linux. libretro-gtk-1-dev is library for GTK+ libretro frontends - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gtk-1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libretro-gtk-1-dev

libretro-gtk-1-dev is:

retro-gtk is a library for developers to make GTK+ frontends for the libretro API.

libretro is an API for the creation of games and emulators. The emulators and platforms are distributed as “libretro cores”.

Therefore, a developer can use retro-gtk to make a gaming app that should be able to play any game that can be played using libretro cores.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libretro-gtk-1-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 libretro-gtk-1-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 libretro-gtk-1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libretro-gtk-1-dev

Install libretro-gtk-1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libretro-gtk-1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libretro-gtk-1-dev

Install libretro-gtk-1-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 libretro-gtk-1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libretro-gtk-1-dev

How To Uninstall libretro-gtk-1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libretro-gtk-1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libretro-gtk-1-dev

Uninstall libretro-gtk-1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libretro-gtk-1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libretro-gtk-1-dev

Remove libretro-gtk-1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libretro-gtk-1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libretro-gtk-1-dev

Remove libretro-gtk-1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libretro-gtk-1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libretro-gtk-1-dev

Dependencies

libretro-gtk-1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libretro-gtk-1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.