How To Install libtiff-tools on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtiff-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtiff-toolsInstall libtiff-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtiff-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtiff-toolsInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtiff-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtiff-toolsHow 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-toolsUninstall 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-toolsRemove 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-toolsRemove 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-toolsDependencies
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.
