How To Install gwenview on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gwenview

gwenview is:

Gwenview is an image viewer, ideal for browsing and displaying a collection of images. It is capable of showing images in a full-screen slideshow view and making simple adjustments, such as rotating or cropping images.

This package is part of the KDE graphics module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gwenview

Install gwenview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gwenview

Install gwenview 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 gwenview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gwenview

How To Uninstall gwenview on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gwenview

Uninstall gwenview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gwenview

Remove gwenview Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gwenview

Remove gwenview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gwenview

Dependencies

gwenview have the following dependencies:

• kinit
• perl

References

• gwenview website

Summary

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