How To Install libvdk2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvdk2-dev
libvdk2-dev is:
The Visual Development Kit (VDK) is a C++ library that wraps the GTK+ toolkit.
The package also includes the VDK Component Library which contains some useful new components not available in pure GTK+.
Programming in VDK is much like programming in VCL and Borland C++ Builder.
This package contains the header files and static libraries for the VDK C++ and for the VDK Component libraries.
Install this package if you wish to develop your own X programs using the VDK C++ and the VDK Component libraries.
There are three methods to install libvdk2-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 libvdk2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvdk2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdk2-devInstall libvdk2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvdk2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdk2-devInstall libvdk2-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 libvdk2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdk2-devHow To Uninstall libvdk2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvdk2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdk2-devUninstall libvdk2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdk2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdk2-devRemove libvdk2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvdk2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdk2-devRemove libvdk2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdk2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdk2-devDependencies
libvdk2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
