How To Install libxdg-basedir-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir-dev on Kali Linux. libxdg-basedir-dev is Implementation of the XDG Base Directory Specifications (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libxdg-basedir-dev

libxdg-basedir-dev is:

The XDG Base Directory Specification defines where should user files be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative in with they should be located.

This library implements functions to list the directories according to the specification and provides a few higher-level functions.

This package contains the library headers and documentation for developers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxdg-basedir-dev

Install libxdg-basedir-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxdg-basedir-dev

Install libxdg-basedir-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 libxdg-basedir-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxdg-basedir-dev

How To Uninstall libxdg-basedir-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libxdg-basedir-dev

Uninstall libxdg-basedir-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdg-basedir-dev

Remove libxdg-basedir-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdg-basedir-dev

Remove libxdg-basedir-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdg-basedir-dev

Dependencies

libxdg-basedir-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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