How To Install libsixel-examples on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsixel-examples on Kali Linux.

What is libsixel-examples

libsixel-examples is:

SIXEL is one of image formats for printer and terminal imaging introduced by Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). Its data scheme is represented as a terminal-friendly escape sequence. So if you want to view a SIXEL image file, all you have to do is “cat” it to your terminal.

The package contains examples of libsixel.

There are three methods to install libsixel-examples 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 libsixel-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsixel-examples

Install libsixel-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsixel-examples

Install libsixel-examples 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 libsixel-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsixel-examples

How To Uninstall libsixel-examples on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsixel-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsixel-examples

Uninstall libsixel-examples And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsixel-examples

Remove libsixel-examples Configurations and Data

To remove libsixel-examples configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsixel-examples

Remove libsixel-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsixel-examples

Dependencies

libsixel-examples have the following dependencies:

References

• libsixel-examples website

Summary

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