How To Install libxdf-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libxdf-dev

libxdf-dev is:

Libxdf is a cross-platform C++ library for loading multimodal, multi- rate signals stored in XDF files. Libxdf is used in the biosignal viewing application SigViewer. It can also be integrated into other C++ applications.

This package contains the header files and the static library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxdf-dev

Install libxdf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxdf-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxdf-dev

How To Uninstall libxdf-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libxdf-dev

Uninstall libxdf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdf-dev

Remove libxdf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdf-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxdf-dev have the following dependencies:

• libxdf0

References

• libxdf-dev website

Summary

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