How To Install libgconf-2-4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconf-2-4 on Kali Linux.

What is libgconf-2-4

libgconf-2-4 is:

GConf is a configuration database system for storing application preferences. It supports default or mandatory settings set by the administrator, and changes to the database are instantly applied to all running applications. It is written for the GNOME desktop but doesn’t require it.

This package contains the shared libraries.

This package is for legacy applications and no longer used by GNOME.

There are three methods to install libgconf-2-4 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 libgconf-2-4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgconf-2-4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgconf-2-4

Install libgconf-2-4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgconf-2-4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgconf-2-4

Install libgconf-2-4 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 libgconf-2-4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgconf-2-4

How To Uninstall libgconf-2-4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgconf-2-4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgconf-2-4

Uninstall libgconf-2-4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgconf-2-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgconf-2-4

Remove libgconf-2-4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgconf-2-4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgconf-2-4

Remove libgconf-2-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgconf-2-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgconf-2-4

Dependencies

libgconf-2-4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdbus-1-3
• libdbus-glib-1-2
• libglib2.0-0
• gconf2-common

References

• libgconf-2-4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconf-2-4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.