How To Install libcwidget4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget4 on Kali Linux.

What is libcwidget4

libcwidget4 is:

libcwidget is a modern user interface library modeled on GTK+ and Qt, but using curses as its display layer and with widgets that are tailored to a terminal environment.

This package contains the files that are required to run programs compiled against libcwidget.

There are three methods to install libcwidget4 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 libcwidget4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcwidget4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcwidget4

Install libcwidget4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcwidget4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcwidget4

Install libcwidget4 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 libcwidget4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcwidget4

How To Uninstall libcwidget4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcwidget4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcwidget4

Uninstall libcwidget4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcwidget4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwidget4

Remove libcwidget4 Configurations and Data

To remove libcwidget4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcwidget4

Remove libcwidget4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcwidget4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwidget4

Dependencies

libcwidget4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libcwidget4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwidget4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.