How To Install libgclib2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgclib2 on Kali Linux.

What is libgclib2

libgclib2 is:

This is an eclectic gathering of (mostly) C++ code which upstream used for some bioinformatics projects. The main idea is to provide lean code and efficient data structures, trying to avoid too many code dependencies of heavy libraries while minimizing production cycles (and this also implies a decent compile/build time – looking at you, bloated configure scripts and lengthy compile times of Boost code or other heavy C++ template code..).

This code was gathered even before the C++ STL had been fully adopted as a cross-platform “standard”. Since STL by itself is a bit heavier for most of the C++ needs, it is preferred to use simpler&leaner C++ classes or templates for basic strings, containers, basic algorithms etc.

There are three methods to install libgclib2 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 libgclib2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgclib2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgclib2

Install libgclib2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgclib2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgclib2

Install libgclib2 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 libgclib2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgclib2

How To Uninstall libgclib2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgclib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgclib2

Uninstall libgclib2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgclib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgclib2

Remove libgclib2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgclib2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgclib2

Remove libgclib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgclib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgclib2

Dependencies

libgclib2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libgclib2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgclib2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.