How To Install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 on Kali Linux. libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 is Transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 on Kali Linux.

What is libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 is:

This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.

WebKitGTK no longer supports plugins that depend on GTK 2.

There are three methods to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 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 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

Install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

Install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 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 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

How To Uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

Uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

Remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 Configurations and Data

To remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

Remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2

Dependencies

libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.