How To Install wx3.0-headers on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wx3.0-headers on Kali Linux. wx3.0-headers is wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit (header files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wx3.0-headers on Kali Linux.

What is wx3.0-headers

wx3.0-headers is:

wxWidgets (formerly known as wxWindows) is a class library for C++ providing GUI components and other facilities on several popular platforms (and some unpopular ones as well).

This package provides the common header files required to build applications using the wxWidgets toolkit.

There are three methods to install wx3.0-headers 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 wx3.0-headers Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wx3.0-headers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wx3.0-headers

Install wx3.0-headers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wx3.0-headers using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wx3.0-headers

Install wx3.0-headers 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 wx3.0-headers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wx3.0-headers

How To Uninstall wx3.0-headers on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wx3.0-headers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wx3.0-headers

Uninstall wx3.0-headers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wx3.0-headers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wx3.0-headers

Remove wx3.0-headers Configurations and Data

To remove wx3.0-headers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wx3.0-headers

Remove wx3.0-headers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wx3.0-headers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wx3.0-headers

Dependencies

wx3.0-headers have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wx3.0-headers package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.