How To Install libgcab-tests on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcab-tests on Kali Linux.
What is libgcab-tests
libgcab-tests is:
libgcab provides functions to manipulate cabinet (.cab) files, both for reading and writing their contents.
This package contains automated tests, mostly for use via autopkgtest. They can most easily be invoked via the gnome-desktop-testing-runner tool in the gnome-desktop-testing package.
There are three methods to install libgcab-tests 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 libgcab-tests Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcab-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcab-testsInstall libgcab-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcab-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcab-testsInstall libgcab-tests 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 libgcab-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcab-testsHow To Uninstall libgcab-tests on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgcab-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcab-testsUninstall libgcab-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcab-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcab-testsRemove libgcab-tests Configurations and Data
To remove libgcab-tests configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcab-testsRemove libgcab-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcab-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcab-testsDependencies
libgcab-tests have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcab-tests package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
