How To Install libwayland-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libwayland-dev
libwayland-dev is:
Wayland is a protocol for a compositor to talk to its clients as well as a C library implementation of that protocol. The compositor can be a standalone display server running on Linux kernel modesetting and evdev input devices, an X application, or a wayland client itself. The clients can be traditional applications, X servers (rootless or fullscreen) or other display servers.
This package contains the development headers for the Wayland libraries. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
There are three methods to install libwayland-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 libwayland-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwayland-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwayland-devInstall libwayland-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwayland-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwayland-devInstall libwayland-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 libwayland-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwayland-devHow To Uninstall libwayland-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libwayland-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwayland-devUninstall libwayland-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwayland-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwayland-devRemove libwayland-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwayland-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwayland-devRemove libwayland-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwayland-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwayland-devDependencies
libwayland-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.