How To Install libfreeimageplus3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus3 on Kali Linux. libfreeimageplus3 is C++ wrappers for freeimage (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus3 on Kali Linux.

What is libfreeimageplus3

libfreeimageplus3 is:

FreeImage is an Open Source C/C++ library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today’s multimedia applications. FreeImage is easy to use, fast, multithreading safe, and cross-platform (works both with Linux, 32 bit Windows and Mac OS X).

This package contains the FreeImagePlus library.

There are three methods to install libfreeimageplus3 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 libfreeimageplus3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimageplus3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreeimageplus3

Install libfreeimageplus3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreeimageplus3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreeimageplus3

Install libfreeimageplus3 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 libfreeimageplus3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreeimageplus3

How To Uninstall libfreeimageplus3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfreeimageplus3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreeimageplus3

Uninstall libfreeimageplus3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreeimageplus3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeimageplus3

Remove libfreeimageplus3 Configurations and Data

To remove libfreeimageplus3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeimageplus3

Remove libfreeimageplus3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreeimageplus3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeimageplus3

Dependencies

libfreeimageplus3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeimageplus3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.