How To Install libdbus-glib2.0-cil on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil on Kali Linux. libdbus-glib2.0-cil is CLI implementation of D-Bus (GLib mainloop integration)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil on Kali Linux.

What is libdbus-glib2.0-cil

libdbus-glib2.0-cil is:

dbus-sharp is a fork of ndesk-dbus, which is a C# implementation of D-Bus. It’s often referred to as “managed D-Bus” to avoid confusion with existing bindings (which wrap libdbus).

D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications. Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms of complexity.

This package provides integration into the GLib mainloop and contains the dbus-sharp-glib library itself.

There are three methods to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil 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 libdbus-glib2.0-cil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus-glib2.0-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbus-glib2.0-cil

Install libdbus-glib2.0-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus-glib2.0-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbus-glib2.0-cil

Install libdbus-glib2.0-cil 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 libdbus-glib2.0-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbus-glib2.0-cil

How To Uninstall libdbus-glib2.0-cil on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdbus-glib2.0-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil

Uninstall libdbus-glib2.0-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbus-glib2.0-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbus-glib2.0-cil

Remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbus-glib2.0-cil

Remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbus-glib2.0-cil

Dependencies

libdbus-glib2.0-cil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.