How To Install libweston-9-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libweston-9-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libweston-9-dev
libweston-9-dev is:
Part of the Wayland project is also the Weston reference implementation of a Wayland compositor. Weston can run as an X client or under Linux KMS and ships with a few demo clients. The Weston compositor is a minimal and fast compositor and is suitable for many embedded and mobile use cases.
This package includes the libweston headers.
There are three methods to install libweston-9-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 libweston-9-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libweston-9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libweston-9-devInstall libweston-9-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libweston-9-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libweston-9-devInstall libweston-9-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 libweston-9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libweston-9-devHow To Uninstall libweston-9-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libweston-9-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libweston-9-devUninstall libweston-9-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libweston-9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libweston-9-devRemove libweston-9-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libweston-9-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libweston-9-devRemove libweston-9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libweston-9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libweston-9-devDependencies
libweston-9-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libweston-9-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.