How To Install libnewt-pic on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnewt-pic on Kali Linux.

What is libnewt-pic

libnewt-pic is:

This is used to develop subsets of the newt shared libraries for use on custom installation floppies and in embedded systems. Unless you’re making one of those, you won’t need this package.

There are three methods to install libnewt-pic 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 libnewt-pic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnewt-pic

Install libnewt-pic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnewt-pic

Install libnewt-pic 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 libnewt-pic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnewt-pic

How To Uninstall libnewt-pic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnewt-pic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnewt-pic

Uninstall libnewt-pic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnewt-pic

Remove libnewt-pic Configurations and Data

To remove libnewt-pic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnewt-pic

Remove libnewt-pic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnewt-pic

Dependencies

libnewt-pic have the following dependencies:

• libnewt-dev

References

• libnewt-pic website

Summary

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