How To Install libxpm-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpm-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxpm-dev
libxpm-dev is:
The X PixMap image format is an extension of the monochrome X BitMap format specified in the X protocol, and is commonly used in traditional X applications.
This package contains the development headers for the libxpm4 library. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
There are three methods to install libxpm-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 libxpm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxpm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxpm-devInstall libxpm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxpm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxpm-devInstall libxpm-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 libxpm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxpm-devHow To Uninstall libxpm-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxpm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxpm-devUninstall libxpm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxpm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpm-devRemove libxpm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxpm-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxpm-devRemove libxpm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxpm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpm-devDependencies
libxpm-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpm-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.