How To Install libdbusmenu-glib4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-glib4 on Kali Linux.

What is libdbusmenu-glib4

libdbusmenu-glib4 is:

libdbusmenu passes a menu structure across DBus so that a program can create a menu simply without worrying about how it is displayed on the other side of the bus.

This package contains shared libraries to be used by applications.

There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-glib4 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 libdbusmenu-glib4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-glib4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-glib4

Install libdbusmenu-glib4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-glib4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-glib4

Install libdbusmenu-glib4 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 libdbusmenu-glib4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-glib4

How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-glib4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-glib4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-glib4

Uninstall libdbusmenu-glib4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbusmenu-glib4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-glib4

Remove libdbusmenu-glib4 Configurations and Data

To remove libdbusmenu-glib4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-glib4

Remove libdbusmenu-glib4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-glib4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-glib4

Dependencies

libdbusmenu-glib4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0

References

• libdbusmenu-glib4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-glib4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.