How To Install libappstream-compose0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream-compose0 on Kali Linux.

What is libappstream-compose0

libappstream-compose0 is:

AppStream is a metadata specification which permits software components to provide information about themselves to automated systems and end-users before the software is actually installed. This permits informative displays of new applications to users in software centers, as well as allowing a system to make decisions on which new software a user might want to install (e.g. missing firmware or media handlers).

This package contains a GObject-based library of high-level functions to compose AppStream metadata and auxiliary data (like font renderings, icons, etc.).

There are three methods to install libappstream-compose0 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 libappstream-compose0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libappstream-compose0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libappstream-compose0

Install libappstream-compose0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libappstream-compose0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libappstream-compose0

Install libappstream-compose0 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 libappstream-compose0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libappstream-compose0

How To Uninstall libappstream-compose0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libappstream-compose0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libappstream-compose0

Uninstall libappstream-compose0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libappstream-compose0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libappstream-compose0

Remove libappstream-compose0 Configurations and Data

To remove libappstream-compose0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libappstream-compose0

Remove libappstream-compose0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libappstream-compose0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libappstream-compose0

Dependencies

libappstream-compose0 have the following dependencies:

• libappstream4
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libfontconfig1
• libfreetype6
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libpango-1.0-0
• librsvg2-2

References

• libappstream-compose0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream-compose0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.