How To Install libg15render1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg15render1 on Kali Linux.

What is libg15render1

libg15render1 is:

libg15 provides an API for low level control of the LCD display and the extra keys on some Logitech keyboards (G11, G15)

This package contains the shared library for graphics primitives and text services for the display of the G15 keyboard.

There are three methods to install libg15render1 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 libg15render1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libg15render1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libg15render1

Install libg15render1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libg15render1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libg15render1

Install libg15render1 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 libg15render1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libg15render1

How To Uninstall libg15render1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libg15render1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libg15render1

Uninstall libg15render1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libg15render1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg15render1

Remove libg15render1 Configurations and Data

To remove libg15render1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libg15render1

Remove libg15render1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libg15render1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg15render1

Dependencies

libg15render1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfreetype6

References

• libg15render1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg15render1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.