How To Install libkiwix9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix9 on Kali Linux. libkiwix9 is library of common code for Kiwix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix9 on Kali Linux.

What is libkiwix9

libkiwix9 is:

Kiwix is an offline Wikipedia reader. libkiwix provides the software core for Kiwix, and contains the code shared by all Kiwix ports (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, etc.).

There are three methods to install libkiwix9 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 libkiwix9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkiwix9

Install libkiwix9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkiwix9

Install libkiwix9 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 libkiwix9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkiwix9

How To Uninstall libkiwix9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkiwix9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkiwix9

Uninstall libkiwix9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkiwix9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkiwix9

Remove libkiwix9 Configurations and Data

To remove libkiwix9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkiwix9

Remove libkiwix9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkiwix9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkiwix9

Dependencies

libkiwix9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.