How To Install libimagequant-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimagequant-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libimagequant-dev
libimagequant-dev is:
Small, portable C library for high-quality conversion of RGBA images to 8-bit indexed-color (palette) images.
This library powers pngquant and other PNG optimizers.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libimagequant-dev 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 libimagequant-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libimagequant-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimagequant-devInstall libimagequant-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libimagequant-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimagequant-devInstall libimagequant-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libimagequant-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimagequant-devHow To Uninstall libimagequant-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libimagequant-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimagequant-devUninstall libimagequant-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimagequant-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimagequant-devRemove libimagequant-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libimagequant-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimagequant-devRemove libimagequant-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimagequant-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimagequant-devDependencies
libimagequant-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimagequant-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.