How To Install libwmf0.2-7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf0.2-7 on Kali Linux. libwmf0.2-7 is Windows metafile conversion library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf0.2-7 on Kali Linux.

What is libwmf0.2-7

libwmf0.2-7 is:

Windows metafile (WMF) is a picture format used by many Windows programs, e.g. Microsoft Word. libwmf is a library for interpreting metafile images and either displaying them using X or converting them to standard formats such as PNG, JPEG, PS, EPS and SVG(Z)…

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libwmf0.2-7 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 libwmf0.2-7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwmf0.2-7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwmf0.2-7

Install libwmf0.2-7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwmf0.2-7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwmf0.2-7

Install libwmf0.2-7 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 libwmf0.2-7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwmf0.2-7

How To Uninstall libwmf0.2-7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwmf0.2-7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwmf0.2-7

Uninstall libwmf0.2-7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwmf0.2-7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwmf0.2-7

Remove libwmf0.2-7 Configurations and Data

To remove libwmf0.2-7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwmf0.2-7

Remove libwmf0.2-7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwmf0.2-7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwmf0.2-7

Dependencies

libwmf0.2-7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf0.2-7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.