How To Install gtk-sharp2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2 on Kali Linux. gtk-sharp2 is GTK# 2.10 suite, CLI bindings for GTK+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2 on Kali Linux.

What is gtk-sharp2

gtk-sharp2 is:

GTK# 2.10 is a CLI (.NET) language binding for the GTK+ 2.10 toolkit

gtk-sharp2 is a metapackage containing dependencies for the GTK# 2.10 suite.

There are three methods to install gtk-sharp2 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 gtk-sharp2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk-sharp2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-sharp2

Install gtk-sharp2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk-sharp2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtk-sharp2

Install gtk-sharp2 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 gtk-sharp2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-sharp2

How To Uninstall gtk-sharp2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gtk-sharp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk-sharp2

Uninstall gtk-sharp2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk-sharp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-sharp2

Remove gtk-sharp2 Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-sharp2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-sharp2

Remove gtk-sharp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gtk-sharp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-sharp2

Dependencies

gtk-sharp2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.