How To Install libgadu3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgadu3 on Kali Linux.

What is libgadu3

libgadu3 is:

Gadu-Gadu is an instant messaging program, very popular in Poland. libgadu is a Gadu-Gadu protocol implementation library.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgadu3 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 libgadu3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgadu3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgadu3

Install libgadu3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgadu3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgadu3

Install libgadu3 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 libgadu3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgadu3

How To Uninstall libgadu3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgadu3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgadu3

Uninstall libgadu3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgadu3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgadu3

Remove libgadu3 Configurations and Data

To remove libgadu3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgadu3

Remove libgadu3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgadu3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgadu3

Dependencies

libgadu3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgnutls30
• libprotobuf-c1
• zlib1g

References

• libgadu3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgadu3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.