How To Install libtiff-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-tools on Kali Linux. libtiff-tools is TIFF manipulation and conversion tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libtiff-tools

libtiff-tools is:

libtiff is a library providing support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data. This package includes tools for converting TIFF images to and from other formats and tools for doing simple manipulations of TIFF images. See also libtiff-opengl.

There are three methods to install libtiff-tools 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 libtiff-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtiff-tools

Install libtiff-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtiff-tools

Install libtiff-tools 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 libtiff-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtiff-tools

How To Uninstall libtiff-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtiff-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtiff-tools

Uninstall libtiff-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtiff-tools

Remove libtiff-tools Configurations and Data

To remove libtiff-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtiff-tools

Remove libtiff-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtiff-tools

Dependencies

libtiff-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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