How To Install waffle-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install waffle-utils on Kali Linux.
What is waffle-utils
waffle-utils is:
A library for selecting an OpenGL API and window system at runtime
This package contains waffle utilities:
- wflinfo: Creates an OpenGL context and prints information about the created context.
There are three methods to install waffle-utils 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 waffle-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install waffle-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install waffle-utilsInstall waffle-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install waffle-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install waffle-utilsInstall waffle-utils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install waffle-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install waffle-utilsHow To Uninstall waffle-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the waffle-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove waffle-utilsUninstall waffle-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall waffle-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove waffle-utilsRemove waffle-utils Configurations and Data
To remove waffle-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge waffle-utilsRemove waffle-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove waffle-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge waffle-utilsDependencies
waffle-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install waffle-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
