How To Install libastcenc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc-dev on Kali Linux. libastcenc-dev is ASTC image compression and decompression library headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libastcenc-dev

libastcenc-dev is:

The Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) format, developed by Arm? and AMD, has been adopted as an official extension to the Open GL?, OpenGL ES, and Vulkan? graphics APIs. It provides a major step forward both in terms of image quality at a given bitrate, and in terms of the format and bitrate flexibility available to content creators. This allows more assets to use compression, often at a reduced bitrate compared to legacy formats, reducing memory bandwidth and energy consumption.

This package provides the development headers to include ASTC support in other applications.

There are three methods to install libastcenc-dev 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 libastcenc-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libastcenc-dev

Install libastcenc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libastcenc-dev

Install libastcenc-dev 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 libastcenc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libastcenc-dev

How To Uninstall libastcenc-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libastcenc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libastcenc-dev

Uninstall libastcenc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastcenc-dev

Remove libastcenc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libastcenc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libastcenc-dev

Remove libastcenc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastcenc-dev

Dependencies

libastcenc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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