How To Install libspectrum-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspectrum-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libspectrum-dev
libspectrum-dev is:
libspectrum is a fairly simple library designed to make the handling of various ZX Spectrum emulator-related file formats easy.
So far it handles:
- Snapshots: .z80, .szx, .sna (all read/write), .zxs, .sp., .snp and +D snapshots (read only).
- Tape images: .tzx, .tap, .spc, .sta and .ltp (read/write) and .pzx, Warajevo .tap, Z80Em and CSW version 1 (read only).
- Input recordings: .rzx (read/write).
- Disk images: .dsk (both plain and extended), .d40, .d80, .fdi, .img, .mgt, .opd, .sad, .scl, .td0, .trd and .udi (identification only).
- Timex cartridges: .dck (read only).
- IDE hard disk images: .hdf (read/write).
- Microdrive cartridge images: .mdr (read/write).
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libspectrum-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 libspectrum-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libspectrum-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspectrum-devInstall libspectrum-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libspectrum-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspectrum-devInstall libspectrum-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 libspectrum-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspectrum-devHow To Uninstall libspectrum-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libspectrum-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspectrum-devUninstall libspectrum-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspectrum-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspectrum-devRemove libspectrum-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libspectrum-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspectrum-devRemove libspectrum-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspectrum-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspectrum-devDependencies
libspectrum-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspectrum-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
