How To Install libmonosgen-2.0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmonosgen-2.0-dev on Kali Linux. libmonosgen-2.0-dev is Mono JIT library - Development files (SGen GC)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmonosgen-2.0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmonosgen-2.0-dev

libmonosgen-2.0-dev is:

Header files and static libraries for libmonosgen-2.0.

Mono is a platform for running and developing applications based on the ECMA/ISO Standards. Mono is an open source effort led by Xamarin. Mono provides a complete CLR (Common Language Runtime) including compiler and runtime, which can produce and execute CIL (Common Intermediate Language) bytecode (aka assemblies), and a class library.

There are three methods to install libmonosgen-2.0-dev 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 libmonosgen-2.0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmonosgen-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmonosgen-2.0-dev

Install libmonosgen-2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmonosgen-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmonosgen-2.0-dev

Install libmonosgen-2.0-dev 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 libmonosgen-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmonosgen-2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libmonosgen-2.0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmonosgen-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmonosgen-2.0-dev

Uninstall libmonosgen-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmonosgen-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmonosgen-2.0-dev

Remove libmonosgen-2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmonosgen-2.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmonosgen-2.0-dev

Remove libmonosgen-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmonosgen-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmonosgen-2.0-dev

Dependencies

libmonosgen-2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmonosgen-2.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.