How To Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Kali Linux.

What is libmagickwand-6.q16-6

libmagickwand-6.q16-6 is:

The MagickWand API is the recommended interface between the C programming language and the ImageMagick image processing libraries. Unlike the MagickCore C API, MagickWand uses only a few opaque types. Accessors are available to set or get important wand properties.

This package contains the C libraries needed to run executables that make use of MagickWand.

This version of libmagickwand is compiled for a channel depth of 16 bits (Q16).

There are three methods to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 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 libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 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 libmagickwand-6.q16-6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmagickwand-6.q16-6

How To Uninstall libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmagickwand-6.q16-6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Uninstall libmagickwand-6.q16-6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmagickwand-6.q16-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Configurations and Data

To remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Dependencies

libmagickwand-6.q16-6 have the following dependencies:

• dpkg
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgomp1
• libmagickcore-6.q16-6

References

• libmagickwand-6.q16-6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.