How To Install gdk-pixbuf-tests on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf-tests on Kali Linux. gdk-pixbuf-tests is installed tests for the GDK Pixbuf library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf-tests on Kali Linux.

What is gdk-pixbuf-tests

gdk-pixbuf-tests is:

The GDK Pixbuf library provides:

  • Image loading and saving facilities.
  • Fast scaling and compositing of pixbufs.
  • Simple animation loading (ie. animated GIFs)

This package contains the installed tests for the GDK Pixbuf library.

There are three methods to install gdk-pixbuf-tests 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 gdk-pixbuf-tests Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdk-pixbuf-tests

Install gdk-pixbuf-tests Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gdk-pixbuf-tests using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdk-pixbuf-tests

Install gdk-pixbuf-tests 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 gdk-pixbuf-tests using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdk-pixbuf-tests

How To Uninstall gdk-pixbuf-tests on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gdk-pixbuf-tests package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdk-pixbuf-tests

Uninstall gdk-pixbuf-tests And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdk-pixbuf-tests

Remove gdk-pixbuf-tests Configurations and Data

To remove gdk-pixbuf-tests configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdk-pixbuf-tests

Remove gdk-pixbuf-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gdk-pixbuf-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdk-pixbuf-tests

Dependencies

gdk-pixbuf-tests have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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