How To Install libchipmunk7 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipmunk7 on Kali Linux.

What is libchipmunk7

libchipmunk7 is:

Chipmunk is a simple, lightweight, fast and portable 2D rigid body physics library written in C. It’s licensed under the unrestrictive, OSI approved MIT license. Its aim is to give 2D developers access the same quality of physics you find in newer 3D games.

There are three methods to install libchipmunk7 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 libchipmunk7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipmunk7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchipmunk7

Install libchipmunk7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libchipmunk7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libchipmunk7

Install libchipmunk7 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 libchipmunk7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchipmunk7

How To Uninstall libchipmunk7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libchipmunk7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libchipmunk7

Uninstall libchipmunk7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libchipmunk7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchipmunk7

Remove libchipmunk7 Configurations and Data

To remove libchipmunk7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libchipmunk7

Remove libchipmunk7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libchipmunk7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchipmunk7

Dependencies

libchipmunk7 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libchipmunk7 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchipmunk7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.