How To Install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 on Kali Linux.

What is gir1.2-gtk-3.0

gir1.2-gtk-3.0 is:

GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

This package can be used by other packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 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 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-gtk-3.0

Install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-gtk-3.0

Install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 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 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-gtk-3.0

How To Uninstall gir1.2-gtk-3.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gir1.2-gtk-3.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-gtk-3.0

Uninstall gir1.2-gtk-3.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gir1.2-gtk-3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-gtk-3.0

Remove gir1.2-gtk-3.0 Configurations and Data

To remove gir1.2-gtk-3.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-gtk-3.0

Remove gir1.2-gtk-3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-gtk-3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-gtk-3.0

Dependencies

gir1.2-gtk-3.0 have the following dependencies:

• gir1.2-atk-1.0
• gir1.2-freedesktop
• gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
• gir1.2-glib-2.0
• gir1.2-pango-1.0
• libgtk-3-0
• libgtk-3-common

References

• gir1.2-gtk-3.0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.