How To Install libpixman-1-0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixman-1-0 on Kali Linux.

What is libpixman-1-0

libpixman-1-0 is:

A library for manipulating pixel regions – a set of Y-X banded rectangles, image compositing using the Porter/Duff model and implicit mask generation for geometric primitives including trapezoids, triangles, and rectangles.

There are three methods to install libpixman-1-0 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 libpixman-1-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpixman-1-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpixman-1-0

Install libpixman-1-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpixman-1-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpixman-1-0

Install libpixman-1-0 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 libpixman-1-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpixman-1-0

How To Uninstall libpixman-1-0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpixman-1-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpixman-1-0

Uninstall libpixman-1-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpixman-1-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpixman-1-0

Remove libpixman-1-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpixman-1-0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpixman-1-0

Remove libpixman-1-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpixman-1-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpixman-1-0

Dependencies

libpixman-1-0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libpixman-1-0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpixman-1-0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.