How To Install libexiv2-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-doc on Kali Linux. libexiv2-doc is EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library - HTML documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libexiv2-doc

libexiv2-doc is:

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata. It provides fast and easy read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata of images in various formats

This package provides the Exiv2 HTML documentation.

There are three methods to install libexiv2-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 libexiv2-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 libexiv2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libexiv2-doc

Install libexiv2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libexiv2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libexiv2-doc

Install libexiv2-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 libexiv2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexiv2-doc

How To Uninstall libexiv2-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexiv2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexiv2-doc

Uninstall libexiv2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexiv2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexiv2-doc

Remove libexiv2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libexiv2-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexiv2-doc

Remove libexiv2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libexiv2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexiv2-doc

Dependencies

libexiv2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexiv2-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.