How To Install libefreet-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefreet-bin on Kali Linux. libefreet-bin is EFL helper program to create efreet data caches

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefreet-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libefreet-bin

libefreet-bin is:

Efreet is a library designed to help apps work several of the Freedesktop.org standards regarding Icons, Desktop files and Menus. To that end it implements the following specifications:

  • XDG Base Directory Specification
  • Icon Theme Specification
  • Desktop Entry Specification
  • Desktop Menu Specification
  • FDO URI Specification
  • Shared Mime Info Specification
  • Trash Specification

This is part of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL).

This package provides the D-Bus activated helper binary and the associated service file that are internally used by libefreet.

There are three methods to install libefreet-bin 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 libefreet-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libefreet-bin

Install libefreet-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libefreet-bin

Install libefreet-bin 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 libefreet-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libefreet-bin

How To Uninstall libefreet-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libefreet-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libefreet-bin

Uninstall libefreet-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libefreet-bin

Remove libefreet-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libefreet-bin

Remove libefreet-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libefreet-bin

Dependencies

libefreet-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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