How To Install libgamin0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgamin0 on Kali Linux.

What is libgamin0

libgamin0 is:

Gamin is a file and directory monitoring system defined to be a subset of the FAM (File Alteration Monitor) system.

This package contains the client library for the gamin file and directory monitoring system.

There are three methods to install libgamin0 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 libgamin0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgamin0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgamin0

Install libgamin0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgamin0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgamin0

Install libgamin0 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 libgamin0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgamin0

How To Uninstall libgamin0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgamin0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgamin0

Uninstall libgamin0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgamin0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgamin0

Remove libgamin0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgamin0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgamin0

Remove libgamin0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgamin0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgamin0

Dependencies

libgamin0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• gamin

References

• libgamin0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgamin0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.