How To Install libinsane1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane1 on Kali Linux. libinsane1 is Library to access scanner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane1 on Kali Linux.

What is libinsane1

libinsane1 is:

A cross-platform, cross-programming languages, cross scanner library that takes care of all the quirks of scanners.

This package installs library.

There are three methods to install libinsane1 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 libinsane1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libinsane1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libinsane1

Install libinsane1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libinsane1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libinsane1

Install libinsane1 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 libinsane1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libinsane1

How To Uninstall libinsane1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libinsane1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libinsane1

Uninstall libinsane1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libinsane1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinsane1

Remove libinsane1 Configurations and Data

To remove libinsane1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libinsane1

Remove libinsane1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libinsane1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinsane1

Dependencies

libinsane1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.