How To Install libgtop2-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtop2-common on Kali Linux. libgtop2-common is gtop system monitoring library (common)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtop2-common on Kali Linux.

What is libgtop2-common

libgtop2-common is:

The gtop library reads information about processes and the state of the system. It is used by the GNOME desktop environment.

This package contains the translations.

There are three methods to install libgtop2-common 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 libgtop2-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtop2-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtop2-common

Install libgtop2-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtop2-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtop2-common

Install libgtop2-common 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 libgtop2-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtop2-common

How To Uninstall libgtop2-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgtop2-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtop2-common

Uninstall libgtop2-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtop2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtop2-common

Remove libgtop2-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgtop2-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtop2-common

Remove libgtop2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtop2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtop2-common

Dependencies

libgtop2-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtop2-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.