How To Install libraw20 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw20 on Kali Linux. libraw20 is raw image decoder library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw20 on Kali Linux.

What is libraw20

libraw20 is:

LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others).

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libraw20 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 libraw20 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libraw20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libraw20

Install libraw20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libraw20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libraw20

Install libraw20 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 libraw20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libraw20

How To Uninstall libraw20 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libraw20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libraw20

Uninstall libraw20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libraw20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libraw20

Remove libraw20 Configurations and Data

To remove libraw20 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libraw20

Remove libraw20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libraw20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libraw20

Dependencies

libraw20 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw20 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.