How To Install libnvtt2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt2 on Kali Linux. libnvtt2 is NVIDIA Texture Tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt2 on Kali Linux.

What is libnvtt2

libnvtt2 is:

NVIDIA Texture Tools is a collection of image processing and texture manipulation tools, designed to be integrated in game tools and asset conditioning pipelines. The primary features of the library are mipmap and normal map generation, format conversion and DXT compression.

There are three methods to install libnvtt2 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 libnvtt2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvtt2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvtt2

Install libnvtt2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvtt2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnvtt2

Install libnvtt2 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 libnvtt2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvtt2

How To Uninstall libnvtt2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnvtt2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvtt2

Uninstall libnvtt2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvtt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvtt2

Remove libnvtt2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnvtt2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvtt2

Remove libnvtt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnvtt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvtt2

Dependencies

libnvtt2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.