How To Install libvigraimpex-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvigraimpex-dev on Kali Linux. libvigraimpex-dev is development files for the C++ computer vision library

Introduction

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

What is libvigraimpex-dev

libvigraimpex-dev is:

Vision with Generic Algorithms (VIGRA) is a computer vision library that puts its main emphasis on flexible algorithms, because algorithms represent the principle know-how of this field. The library was consequently built using generic programming as introduced by Stepanov and Musser and exemplified in the C++ Standard Template Library. By writing a few adapters (image iterators and accessors) you can use VIGRA’s algorithms on top of your data structures, within your environment.

This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using VIGRA.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvigraimpex-dev

Install libvigraimpex-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvigraimpex-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvigraimpex-dev

How To Uninstall libvigraimpex-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvigraimpex-dev

Uninstall libvigraimpex-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvigraimpex-dev

Remove libvigraimpex-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvigraimpex-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvigraimpex-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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