How To Install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 on Kali Linux.

What is libsdl-gfx1.2-5

libsdl-gfx1.2-5 is:

The SDL_gfx library is an extension to the SDL library which provides basic antialiased drawing routines such as lines, circles or polygons, an interpolating rotozoomer for SDL surfaces, framerate control and MMX image filters.

This package contains the SDL_gfx runtime library.

There are three methods to install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 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 libsdl-gfx1.2-5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-gfx1.2-5

Install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl-gfx1.2-5

Install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 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 libsdl-gfx1.2-5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-gfx1.2-5

How To Uninstall libsdl-gfx1.2-5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsdl-gfx1.2-5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-gfx1.2-5

Uninstall libsdl-gfx1.2-5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-gfx1.2-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-gfx1.2-5

Remove libsdl-gfx1.2-5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-gfx1.2-5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-gfx1.2-5

Remove libsdl-gfx1.2-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl-gfx1.2-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-gfx1.2-5

Dependencies

libsdl-gfx1.2-5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsdl1.2debian

References

• libsdl-gfx1.2-5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-gfx1.2-5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.