How To Install libimlib2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimlib2 on Kali Linux. libimlib2 is image loading, rendering, saving library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimlib2 on Kali Linux.

What is libimlib2

libimlib2 is:

Imlib2 is a library that does image file loading and saving as well as rendering, manipulation, arbitrary polygon support, etc.

It does ALL of these operations FAST. Imlib2 also tries to be highly intelligent about doing them, so writing naive programs can be done easily, without sacrificing speed.

There are three methods to install libimlib2 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 libimlib2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libimlib2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libimlib2

Install libimlib2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libimlib2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libimlib2

Install libimlib2 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 libimlib2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimlib2

How To Uninstall libimlib2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libimlib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimlib2

Uninstall libimlib2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libimlib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimlib2

Remove libimlib2 Configurations and Data

To remove libimlib2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libimlib2

Remove libimlib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libimlib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimlib2

Dependencies

libimlib2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimlib2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.