How To Install libdnf2-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf2-common on Kali Linux.

What is libdnf2-common

libdnf2-common is:

A library providing simplified C and Python APIs to libsolv.

This package provides common files for the libdnf library.

There are three methods to install libdnf2-common 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 libdnf2-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdnf2-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdnf2-common

Install libdnf2-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdnf2-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdnf2-common

Install libdnf2-common 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 libdnf2-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdnf2-common

How To Uninstall libdnf2-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdnf2-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdnf2-common

Uninstall libdnf2-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdnf2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnf2-common

Remove libdnf2-common Configurations and Data

To remove libdnf2-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdnf2-common

Remove libdnf2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdnf2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnf2-common

Dependencies

libdnf2-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libdnf2-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf2-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.