Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install system-tools-backends-dev on Kali Linux.
What is system-tools-backends-dev
system-tools-backends-dev is:
The System Tools Backends are a set of cross-platform scripts
for Linux and other Unix systems. The backends provide a standard
XML interface for modifying the configuration regardless of the
distribution that’s being used.
These backends are used in GNOME System Tools.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install system-tools-backends-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 system-tools-backends-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install system-tools-backends-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install system-tools-backends-devInstall system-tools-backends-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install system-tools-backends-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install system-tools-backends-devInstall system-tools-backends-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 system-tools-backends-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install system-tools-backends-dev
How To Uninstall system-tools-backends-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the system-tools-backends-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove system-tools-backends-dev
Uninstall system-tools-backends-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall system-tools-backends-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove system-tools-backends-dev
Remove system-tools-backends-dev Configurations and Data
To remove system-tools-backends-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge system-tools-backends-dev
Remove system-tools-backends-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove system-tools-backends-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge system-tools-backends-dev
Dependencies
system-tools-backends-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install system-tools-backends-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
