How To Install sxiv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sxiv

sxiv is:

sxiv is an alternative to feh and qiv. Its only dependency besides xlib is imlib2. The primary goal for writing sxiv is to create an image viewer, which only has the most basic features required for fast image viewing. It works nicely with tiling window managers and its code base should be kept small and clean to make it easy for you to dig into it and customize it for your needs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sxiv

Install sxiv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sxiv

Install sxiv 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 sxiv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sxiv

How To Uninstall sxiv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sxiv

Uninstall sxiv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sxiv

Remove sxiv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sxiv

Remove sxiv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sxiv

Dependencies

sxiv have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libexif12
• libfontconfig1
• libgif7
• libimlib2
• libx11-6
• libxft2

References

• sxiv website

Summary

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