How To Install guetzli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install guetzli on Kali Linux. guetzli is perceptual JPEG encoder

Introduction

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

What is guetzli

guetzli is:

Guetzli is a JPEG encoder that aims for excellent compression density at high visual quality. Guetzli-generated images are typically 20-30% smaller than images of equivalent quality generated by libjpeg. Guetzli generates only sequential (nonprogressive) JPEGs due to faster decompression speeds they offer.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install guetzli

Install guetzli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install guetzli

Install guetzli 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 guetzli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install guetzli

How To Uninstall guetzli on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove guetzli

Uninstall guetzli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove guetzli

Remove guetzli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge guetzli

Remove guetzli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge guetzli

Dependencies

guetzli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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