How To Install pixmap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pixmap on Kali Linux. pixmap is A pixmap editor

Introduction

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

What is pixmap

pixmap is:

Pixmap is a tool for creating or editing rectangular images made up of colored pixels, i.e., pixmaps. Pixmaps are intensively used in X to define window backgrounds, icon images, etc. These are for example used as icons on the desktop or in the Debian menu.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pixmap

Install pixmap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pixmap

Install pixmap 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 pixmap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pixmap

How To Uninstall pixmap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pixmap

Uninstall pixmap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pixmap

Remove pixmap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pixmap

Remove pixmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pixmap

Dependencies

pixmap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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