How To Install libepoxy0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libepoxy0 on Kali Linux. libepoxy0 is OpenGL function pointer management library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libepoxy0 on Kali Linux.

What is libepoxy0

libepoxy0 is:

It hides the complexity of dlopen(), dlsym(), glXGetProcAddress(), eglGetProcAddress(), etc. from the app developer, with very little knowledge needed on their part. They get to read GL specs and write code using undecorated function names like glCompileShader().

There are three methods to install libepoxy0 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 libepoxy0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libepoxy0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libepoxy0

Install libepoxy0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libepoxy0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libepoxy0

Install libepoxy0 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 libepoxy0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libepoxy0

How To Uninstall libepoxy0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libepoxy0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libepoxy0

Uninstall libepoxy0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libepoxy0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libepoxy0

Remove libepoxy0 Configurations and Data

To remove libepoxy0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libepoxy0

Remove libepoxy0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libepoxy0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libepoxy0

Dependencies

libepoxy0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libepoxy0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.