How To Install libunity-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libunity-dev
libunity-dev is:
libunity is a shared library to be able to interact with the launcher and add places in Unity environment.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libunity-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 libunity-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunity-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunity-devInstall libunity-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libunity-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunity-devInstall libunity-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 libunity-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunity-devHow To Uninstall libunity-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libunity-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunity-devUninstall libunity-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunity-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunity-devRemove libunity-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunity-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunity-devRemove libunity-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunity-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunity-devDependencies
libunity-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.