How To Install libavif-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libavif-dev

libavif-dev 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 the development files.

There are three methods to install libavif-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 libavif-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 libavif-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavif-dev

Install libavif-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libavif-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libavif-dev

How To Uninstall libavif-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libavif-dev

Uninstall libavif-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavif-dev

Remove libavif-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libavif-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libavif-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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