How To Install libsixel1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsixel1 on Kali Linux.

What is libsixel1

libsixel1 is:

SIXEL is one of image formats for printer and terminal imaging introduced by Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). Its data scheme is represented as a terminal-friendly escape sequence. So if you want to view a SIXEL image file, all you have to do is “cat” it to your terminal.

The package is for runtime.

There are three methods to install libsixel1 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 libsixel1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsixel1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsixel1

Install libsixel1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsixel1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsixel1

Install libsixel1 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 libsixel1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsixel1

How To Uninstall libsixel1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsixel1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsixel1

Uninstall libsixel1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsixel1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsixel1

Remove libsixel1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsixel1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsixel1

Remove libsixel1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsixel1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsixel1

Dependencies

libsixel1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libsixel1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsixel1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.