How To Install libtogl2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtogl2 on Kali Linux. libtogl2 is Tk OpenGL widget

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtogl2 on Kali Linux.

What is libtogl2

libtogl2 is:

Togl is a Tk widget for OpenGL rendering. Togl was originally based on OGLTK, written by Benjamin Bederson at the University of New Mexico. Togl’s main features are:

  • unifies Microsoft Windows, X11 (Linux/IRIX/…), and Mac OS X Aqua support
  • support for requesting stencil, accumulation, alpha buffers, etc.
  • multiple OpenGL drawing windows
  • simple stereo rendering support
  • simple, portable font support
  • color-index mode support including color allocation functions
  • overlay plane support
  • OpenGL extension testing from Tcl
  • Tcl Extension Architecture (TEA) 3 compliant

There are three methods to install libtogl2 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 libtogl2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtogl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtogl2

Install libtogl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtogl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtogl2

Install libtogl2 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 libtogl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtogl2

How To Uninstall libtogl2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtogl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtogl2

Uninstall libtogl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtogl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtogl2

Remove libtogl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libtogl2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtogl2

Remove libtogl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtogl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtogl2

Dependencies

libtogl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtogl2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.