How To Install showfoto on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is showfoto

showfoto is:

showFoto is the standalone image editor of the digiKam project.

It runs without digiKam images database support, but provides all Image Editor functions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install showfoto

Install showfoto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install showfoto

Install showfoto 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 showfoto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install showfoto

How To Uninstall showfoto on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove showfoto

Uninstall showfoto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove showfoto

Remove showfoto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge showfoto

Remove showfoto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge showfoto

Dependencies

showfoto have the following dependencies:

• digikam-private-libs

References

• showfoto website

Summary

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