How To Install libastcenc0d on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc0d on Kali Linux. libastcenc0d is ASTC image compression and decompression library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc0d on Kali Linux.

What is libastcenc0d

libastcenc0d 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 runtime library for ASTC support.

There are three methods to install libastcenc0d 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 libastcenc0d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libastcenc0d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libastcenc0d

Install libastcenc0d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libastcenc0d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libastcenc0d

Install libastcenc0d 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 libastcenc0d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libastcenc0d

How To Uninstall libastcenc0d on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libastcenc0d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libastcenc0d

Uninstall libastcenc0d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libastcenc0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastcenc0d

Remove libastcenc0d Configurations and Data

To remove libastcenc0d configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libastcenc0d

Remove libastcenc0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libastcenc0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastcenc0d

Dependencies

libastcenc0d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc0d package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.