How To Install libcg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libcg

libcg is:

C for graphics (CG) is a high-level shading language developed by Nvidia in close collaboration with Microsoft for programming vertex and pixel shaders.

This package contains the Cg core runtime library.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcg

Install libcg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcg

Install libcg 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 libcg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcg

How To Uninstall libcg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcg

Uninstall libcg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcg

Remove libcg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcg

Remove libcg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcg

Dependencies

libcg have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libcg website

Summary

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