How To Install metapixel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install metapixel on Kali Linux. metapixel is generator for photomosaics

Introduction

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

What is metapixel

metapixel is:

Metapixel is a program for generating photomosaics. It can generate classical photomosaics, in which the source image is viewed as a matrix of equally sized rectangles for each of which a matching image is substitued, as well as collage-style photomosaics, in which rectangular parts of the source image at arbitrary positions (i.e. not aligned to a matrix) are substituted by matching images.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install metapixel

Install metapixel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install metapixel

Install metapixel 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 metapixel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install metapixel

How To Uninstall metapixel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove metapixel

Uninstall metapixel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove metapixel

Remove metapixel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge metapixel

Remove metapixel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge metapixel

Dependencies

metapixel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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