How To Install libheif1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libheif1 on Kali Linux. libheif1 is ISO/IEC 23008-12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libheif1 on Kali Linux.

What is libheif1

libheif1 is:

libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression ratios currently possible.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libheif1 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 libheif1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libheif1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libheif1

Install libheif1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libheif1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libheif1

Install libheif1 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 libheif1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libheif1

How To Uninstall libheif1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libheif1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libheif1

Uninstall libheif1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libheif1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libheif1

Remove libheif1 Configurations and Data

To remove libheif1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libheif1

Remove libheif1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libheif1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libheif1

Dependencies

libheif1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libheif1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.