How To Install libsword1.9.0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword1.9.0 on Kali Linux. libsword1.9.0 is API/library for bible software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword1.9.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libsword1.9.0

libsword1.9.0 is:

The SWORD Project is an open source, cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Solaris, MacOSX etc.) API/library for Bible software with a constantly growing list of front-ends (GUI, textmode, web-based, etc.) and a library of over 200 text modules.

This package contains the core libraries for the project. It also contains utilities for generating data modules.

Please read the README.Debian for more information on how to obtain other modules for SWORD.

There are three methods to install libsword1.9.0 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 libsword1.9.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsword1.9.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsword1.9.0

Install libsword1.9.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsword1.9.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsword1.9.0

Install libsword1.9.0 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 libsword1.9.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsword1.9.0

How To Uninstall libsword1.9.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsword1.9.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsword1.9.0

Uninstall libsword1.9.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsword1.9.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsword1.9.0

Remove libsword1.9.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsword1.9.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsword1.9.0

Remove libsword1.9.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsword1.9.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsword1.9.0

Dependencies

libsword1.9.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword1.9.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.