How To Install libsfml-system2.5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfml-system2.5 on Kali Linux. libsfml-system2.5 is Simple and Fast Multimedia Library - System part

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfml-system2.5 on Kali Linux.

What is libsfml-system2.5

libsfml-system2.5 is:

SFML is a modern multimedia library offering a wide range of subsystems useful to produce a multimedia app. It offers OpenGL integration for Hardware accelerated Graphics, Windowing and Input support, Audio and Network facilities and supports GNU/Linux, MS Windows and Mac OS X.

The system library brings useful system utilities like multithreading and UNICODE handling.

There are three methods to install libsfml-system2.5 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 libsfml-system2.5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfml-system2.5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsfml-system2.5

Install libsfml-system2.5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfml-system2.5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsfml-system2.5

Install libsfml-system2.5 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 libsfml-system2.5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsfml-system2.5

How To Uninstall libsfml-system2.5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsfml-system2.5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsfml-system2.5

Uninstall libsfml-system2.5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsfml-system2.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfml-system2.5

Remove libsfml-system2.5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsfml-system2.5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsfml-system2.5

Remove libsfml-system2.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsfml-system2.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfml-system2.5

Dependencies

libsfml-system2.5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfml-system2.5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.