How To Install liblensfun-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblensfun-dev on Kali Linux.
What is liblensfun-dev
liblensfun-dev is:
Lensfun is an opensource database of photographic lenses and their characteristics. It contains three kinds of objects:
- mounts
- cameras
- lenses
It is used in various photo-related software in which it allows the correction of various artifacts:
- distortion
- transveral (also known as lateral) chromatic aberrations
- vignetting
- colour contribution of the lens (correcting said “yellowish” or “blueish” images)
It provides a way to read and search for specific things in the database.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install liblensfun-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 liblensfun-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblensfun-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblensfun-devInstall liblensfun-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblensfun-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblensfun-devInstall liblensfun-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 liblensfun-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblensfun-devHow To Uninstall liblensfun-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the liblensfun-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblensfun-devUninstall liblensfun-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblensfun-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblensfun-devRemove liblensfun-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblensfun-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblensfun-devRemove liblensfun-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblensfun-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblensfun-devDependencies
liblensfun-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblensfun-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.