How to Install and Uninstall pngcrush Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "pngcrush" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pngcrush on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pngcrush
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pngcrush" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pngcrush on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pngcrush package on Kali Linux

Package: pngcrush
Version: 1.8.13-1
Installed-Size: 149
Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Size: 64108
SHA256: 0094438a7bd5c5dd3b34501bb9a24cb9d2f9feebcc797d83900ea66fb6a9887d
SHA1: ac09bdc15164620eda29e7f18b701428094aeb74
MD5sum: df45a9b2f7bf83829963a74fdd5a8f8d
Description: optimizes PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files
Pngcrush is an optimizer for PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files.
Its main purpose is to reduce the size of the PNG IDAT data stream by trying
various compression levels and PNG filter methods. It also can be used to
remove unwanted ancillary chunks, or to add certain chunks including gAMA,
tRNS, and textual chunks.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://pmt.sourceforge.net/pngcrush/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing, works-with-format::png,
works-with::image, works-with::image:raster
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pngcrush/pngcrush_1.8.13-1_amd64.deb