How To Install sng on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sng on Kali Linux. sng is specialized markup language for representing PNG contents

Introduction

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

What is sng

sng is:

SNG (Scriptable Network Graphics) is a minilanguage designed specifically to represent the entire contents of a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file in an editable form. Thus, SNGs representing elaborate graphics images and ancillary chunk data can be readily generated or modified using only text tools.

SNG is implemented by a compiler/decompiler called sng that losslessly translates between SNG and PNG.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sng

Install sng Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sng

Install sng 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 sng using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sng

How To Uninstall sng on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sng

Uninstall sng And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sng

Remove sng Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sng

Remove sng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sng

Dependencies

sng have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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