How To Install librevenge-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librevenge-dev on Kali Linux. librevenge-dev is Base Library for writing document interface filters – development

Introduction

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

What is librevenge-dev

librevenge-dev is:

librevenge is a base library for writing document import filters. It has interfaces for text documents, vector graphics, spreadsheets and presentations.

This package contains the development files (headers, …)

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

sudo apt-get -y install librevenge-dev

Install librevenge-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librevenge-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librevenge-dev

How To Uninstall librevenge-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librevenge-dev

Uninstall librevenge-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librevenge-dev

Remove librevenge-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librevenge-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

librevenge-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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