How To Install libwebp6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebp6 on Kali Linux.

What is libwebp6

libwebp6 is:

Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec. WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.

There are three methods to install libwebp6 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 libwebp6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwebp6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwebp6

Install libwebp6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwebp6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwebp6

Install libwebp6 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 libwebp6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwebp6

How To Uninstall libwebp6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwebp6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwebp6

Uninstall libwebp6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwebp6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebp6

Remove libwebp6 Configurations and Data

To remove libwebp6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwebp6

Remove libwebp6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwebp6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebp6

Dependencies

libwebp6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libwebp6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebp6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.