How To Install libskk-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libskk-dev
libskk-dev is:
Libskk is a library that provides GObject-based interface of Japanese input methods. Currently it supports SKK (Simple Kana Kanji) with various typing rules including romaji-to-kana, AZIK, ACT, TUT-Code, T-Code, and NICOLA.
This package contains the library development files.
There are three methods to install libskk-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 libskk-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libskk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libskk-devInstall libskk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libskk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libskk-devInstall libskk-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 libskk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libskk-devHow To Uninstall libskk-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libskk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libskk-devUninstall libskk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libskk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskk-devRemove libskk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libskk-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libskk-devRemove libskk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libskk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskk-devDependencies
libskk-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.