How To Install libprimus-vk1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimus-vk1 on Kali Linux.

What is libprimus-vk1

libprimus-vk1 is:

This library implements the primus-vk layer. It decides which GPU the individual Vulkan API calls should go against and does the image copying.

There are three methods to install libprimus-vk1 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 libprimus-vk1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libprimus-vk1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libprimus-vk1

Install libprimus-vk1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libprimus-vk1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libprimus-vk1

Install libprimus-vk1 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 libprimus-vk1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libprimus-vk1

How To Uninstall libprimus-vk1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libprimus-vk1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libprimus-vk1

Uninstall libprimus-vk1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libprimus-vk1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprimus-vk1

Remove libprimus-vk1 Configurations and Data

To remove libprimus-vk1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libprimus-vk1

Remove libprimus-vk1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libprimus-vk1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprimus-vk1

Dependencies

libprimus-vk1 have the following dependencies:

• libvulkan1
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libprimus-vk1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimus-vk1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.