How To Install libwmf-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libwmf-dev
libwmf-dev is:
Windows metafile (WMF) is a picture format used by many Windows programs, e.g. Microsoft Word. libwmf is a library for interpreting metafile images and either displaying them using X or converting them to standard formats such as PNG, JPEG, PS, EPS and SVG(Z)…
This package contains the static library and header files.
There are three methods to install libwmf-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 libwmf-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwmf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwmf-devInstall libwmf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwmf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwmf-devInstall libwmf-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 libwmf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwmf-devHow To Uninstall libwmf-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libwmf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwmf-devUninstall libwmf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwmf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwmf-devRemove libwmf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwmf-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwmf-devRemove libwmf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwmf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwmf-devDependencies
libwmf-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.