How To Install golang-gir-generator on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-gir-generator on Kali Linux.

What is golang-gir-generator

golang-gir-generator is:

This tool can generate library binding code which support gir for golang.

There are three methods to install golang-gir-generator 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 golang-gir-generator Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-gir-generator using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install golang-gir-generator

Install golang-gir-generator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-gir-generator using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golang-gir-generator

Install golang-gir-generator 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 golang-gir-generator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install golang-gir-generator

How To Uninstall golang-gir-generator on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the golang-gir-generator package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove golang-gir-generator

Uninstall golang-gir-generator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-gir-generator

Remove golang-gir-generator Configurations and Data

To remove golang-gir-generator configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge golang-gir-generator

Remove golang-gir-generator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove golang-gir-generator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-gir-generator

Dependencies

golang-gir-generator have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgirepository-1.0-1
• libglib2.0-0

References

• golang-gir-generator website

Summary

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