How To Install libass9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libass9 on Kali Linux. libass9 is library for SSA/ASS subtitles rendering

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libass9 on Kali Linux.

What is libass9

libass9 is:

SubStation Alpha (SSA) is a subtitle file format that allows more advanced subtitles than the conventional SRT and similar formats.

This package contains the shared library for libass.

There are three methods to install libass9 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 libass9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libass9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libass9

Install libass9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libass9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libass9

Install libass9 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 libass9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libass9

How To Uninstall libass9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libass9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libass9

Uninstall libass9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libass9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libass9

Remove libass9 Configurations and Data

To remove libass9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libass9

Remove libass9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libass9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libass9

Dependencies

libass9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libass9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.