How To Install makexvpics on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is makexvpics

makexvpics is:

This package includes a shell script and a C helper program to update XV/zgv/xzgv thumbnails from the command line.

Note that the thumbnails used by GNOME and KDE are in a different, incompatible format; you will need to use a tool designed for those desktops to create thumbnails for Nautilus or Konqueror.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install makexvpics

Install makexvpics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install makexvpics

Install makexvpics 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 makexvpics using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install makexvpics

How To Uninstall makexvpics on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove makexvpics

Uninstall makexvpics And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove makexvpics

Remove makexvpics Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge makexvpics

Remove makexvpics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge makexvpics

Dependencies

makexvpics have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libjpeg-turbo-progs
• netpbm

References

• makexvpics website

Summary

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