How To Install libpng16-16 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng16-16 on Kali Linux.

What is libpng16-16

libpng16-16 is:

libpng is a library implementing an interface for reading and writing PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format files.

This package contains the runtime library files needed to run software using libpng.

There are three methods to install libpng16-16 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 libpng16-16 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpng16-16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpng16-16

Install libpng16-16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpng16-16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpng16-16

Install libpng16-16 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 libpng16-16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpng16-16

How To Uninstall libpng16-16 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpng16-16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpng16-16

Uninstall libpng16-16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpng16-16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpng16-16

Remove libpng16-16 Configurations and Data

To remove libpng16-16 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpng16-16

Remove libpng16-16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpng16-16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpng16-16

Dependencies

libpng16-16 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• libpng16-16 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng16-16 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.