How To Install glslang-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang-tools on Kali Linux.
What is glslang-tools
glslang-tools is:
glslang is the official reference compiler front end for the OpenGL ES and OpenGL shading languages. It implements a strict interpretation of the specifications for these languages.
This package includes the validator tools.
There are three methods to install glslang-tools 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 glslang-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install glslang-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glslang-toolsInstall glslang-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install glslang-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glslang-toolsInstall glslang-tools 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 glslang-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glslang-toolsHow To Uninstall glslang-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the glslang-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glslang-toolsUninstall glslang-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glslang-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glslang-toolsRemove glslang-tools Configurations and Data
To remove glslang-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glslang-toolsRemove glslang-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glslang-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glslang-toolsDependencies
glslang-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
