How To Install libprojectm3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprojectm3 on Kali Linux.

What is libprojectm3

libprojectm3 is:

libprojectm is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.

This package contains the library and essential data needed for the visualization library to work.

There are three methods to install libprojectm3 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 libprojectm3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libprojectm3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libprojectm3

Install libprojectm3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libprojectm3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libprojectm3

Install libprojectm3 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 libprojectm3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libprojectm3

How To Uninstall libprojectm3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libprojectm3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libprojectm3

Uninstall libprojectm3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libprojectm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprojectm3

Remove libprojectm3 Configurations and Data

To remove libprojectm3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libprojectm3

Remove libprojectm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libprojectm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprojectm3

Dependencies

libprojectm3 have the following dependencies:

• ttf-bitstream-vera
• projectm-data
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgl1
• libstdc++6

References

• libprojectm3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprojectm3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.