How To Install libexempi8 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexempi8 on Kali Linux. libexempi8 is library to parse XMP metadata (Library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexempi8 on Kali Linux.

What is libexempi8

libexempi8 is:

Exempi is a library to parse XMP metadata as defined by the specification.

XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) facilitates embedding metadata in files using a subset of RDF. Most notably XMP supports embedding metadata in PDF and many image formats, though it is designed to support nearly any file type.

There are three methods to install libexempi8 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 libexempi8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libexempi8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libexempi8

Install libexempi8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libexempi8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libexempi8

Install libexempi8 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 libexempi8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexempi8

How To Uninstall libexempi8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexempi8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexempi8

Uninstall libexempi8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexempi8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexempi8

Remove libexempi8 Configurations and Data

To remove libexempi8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexempi8

Remove libexempi8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libexempi8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexempi8

Dependencies

libexempi8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexempi8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.