How To Install libglib2.0-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-doc on Kali Linux. libglib2.0-doc is Documentation files for the GLib library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libglib2.0-doc

libglib2.0-doc is:

GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

This package contains the HTML documentation for the GLib library in /usr/share/doc/libglib2.0-doc/ .

There are three methods to install libglib2.0-doc 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 libglib2.0-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-doc

Install libglib2.0-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-doc

Install libglib2.0-doc 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 libglib2.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-doc

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglib2.0-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-doc

Uninstall libglib2.0-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglib2.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-doc

Remove libglib2.0-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libglib2.0-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-doc

Remove libglib2.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-doc

Dependencies

libglib2.0-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.