How To Install libagg2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libagg2 on Kali Linux.

What is libagg2

libagg2 is:

Anti-Grain Geometry (AGG) is a general purpose graphical toolkit written completely in standard and platform independent C++. It can be used in many areas of computer programming where high quality 2D graphics is an essential part of the project.

This package contains runtime libraries for applications built using the libagg shared library.

There are three methods to install libagg2 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 libagg2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libagg2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libagg2

Install libagg2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libagg2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libagg2

Install libagg2 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 libagg2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libagg2

How To Uninstall libagg2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libagg2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libagg2

Uninstall libagg2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libagg2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libagg2

Remove libagg2 Configurations and Data

To remove libagg2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libagg2

Remove libagg2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libagg2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libagg2

Dependencies

libagg2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libagg2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libagg2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.