How To Install icoutils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icoutils on Kali Linux.
What is icoutils
icoutils is:
Icoutils is a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and cursors. Resources such as icons and cursors can be extracted from MS Windows executable and library files with “wrestool”. Conversion of these files to and from PNG images is done with “icotool”. “extresso” automates these tasks with the help of special resource scripts.
This package can be used to create “favicon.ico” files for web sites.
There are three methods to install icoutils 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 icoutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install icoutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icoutilsInstall icoutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install icoutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icoutilsInstall icoutils 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 icoutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icoutilsHow To Uninstall icoutils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the icoutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icoutilsUninstall icoutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icoutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icoutilsRemove icoutils Configurations and Data
To remove icoutils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icoutilsRemove icoutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icoutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icoutilsDependencies
icoutils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icoutils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
