How To Install libexif-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexif-doc on Kali Linux. libexif-doc is library to parse EXIF files (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexif-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libexif-doc

libexif-doc is:

Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags.

This package contains the development documentation.

There are three methods to install libexif-doc 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 libexif-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libexif-doc

Install libexif-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libexif-doc

Install libexif-doc 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 libexif-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexif-doc

How To Uninstall libexif-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexif-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexif-doc

Uninstall libexif-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexif-doc

Remove libexif-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libexif-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexif-doc

Remove libexif-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexif-doc

Dependencies

libexif-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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