How To Install libavif-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif-bin on Kali Linux. libavif-bin is Library for handling .avif files (utilities)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libavif-bin

libavif-bin is:

This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format as described in https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/.

This package provides several utilities provided by the library:

  • avifdec
  • avifenc

Due to the temporary lack of support libraries, no decoder is available for now. As a result, the avifenc binary won’t work.

There are three methods to install libavif-bin 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 libavif-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libavif-bin

Install libavif-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libavif-bin

Install libavif-bin 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 libavif-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavif-bin

How To Uninstall libavif-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libavif-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavif-bin

Uninstall libavif-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavif-bin

Remove libavif-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libavif-bin

Remove libavif-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavif-bin

Dependencies

libavif-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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