How To Install libsylph-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsylph-dev

libsylph-dev is:

This library, which has been originally used as the core part of Sylpheed, was modified so that it can be utilized as stand-alone.

This is the development package which contains headers and static libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsylph-dev

Install libsylph-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsylph-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsylph-dev

How To Uninstall libsylph-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsylph-dev

Uninstall libsylph-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsylph-dev

Remove libsylph-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsylph-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsylph-dev have the following dependencies:

• libsylph1

References

• libsylph-dev website

Summary

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