How To Install libdirectfb-bin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectfb-bin on Kali Linux.
What is libdirectfb-bin
libdirectfb-bin is:
DirectFB is a graphics library which was designed with embedded systems in mind. It offers maximum hardware accelerated performance at a minimum of resource usage and overhead.
This package contains the DirectFB background configuration tool and the source generation tool.
There are three methods to install libdirectfb-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 libdirectfb-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdirectfb-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdirectfb-binInstall libdirectfb-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdirectfb-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdirectfb-binInstall libdirectfb-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdirectfb-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdirectfb-binHow To Uninstall libdirectfb-bin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libdirectfb-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdirectfb-binUninstall libdirectfb-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdirectfb-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdirectfb-binRemove libdirectfb-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libdirectfb-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdirectfb-binRemove libdirectfb-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdirectfb-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdirectfb-binDependencies
libdirectfb-bin have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdirectfb-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.