How To Install libsimgear-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimgear-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsimgear-dev
libsimgear-dev is:
SimGear is a collection of libraries useful for constructing simulation and visualization applications such as FlightGear or TerraGear.
This package contains the headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libsimgear-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 libsimgear-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsimgear-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsimgear-devInstall libsimgear-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsimgear-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsimgear-devInstall libsimgear-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 libsimgear-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsimgear-devHow To Uninstall libsimgear-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsimgear-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsimgear-devUninstall libsimgear-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsimgear-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsimgear-devRemove libsimgear-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsimgear-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsimgear-devRemove libsimgear-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsimgear-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsimgear-devDependencies
libsimgear-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimgear-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
