How To Install libfolks25 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks25 on Kali Linux. libfolks25 is library to aggregates people into metacontacts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks25 on Kali Linux.

What is libfolks25

libfolks25 is:

libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources (eg, Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data server, Facebook, etc.) to create metacontacts.

There are three methods to install libfolks25 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 libfolks25 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfolks25 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfolks25

Install libfolks25 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfolks25 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfolks25

Install libfolks25 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 libfolks25 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfolks25

How To Uninstall libfolks25 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfolks25 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfolks25

Uninstall libfolks25 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfolks25 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfolks25

Remove libfolks25 Configurations and Data

To remove libfolks25 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfolks25

Remove libfolks25 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfolks25 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfolks25

Dependencies

libfolks25 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks25 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.