How To Install libgcr-base-3-1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcr-base-3-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libgcr-base-3-1

libgcr-base-3-1 is:

GCR is a library for crypto UI and related tasks.

This package contains the GObject library for high level crypto parsing.

There are three methods to install libgcr-base-3-1 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 libgcr-base-3-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcr-base-3-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgcr-base-3-1

Install libgcr-base-3-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcr-base-3-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgcr-base-3-1

Install libgcr-base-3-1 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 libgcr-base-3-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgcr-base-3-1

How To Uninstall libgcr-base-3-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgcr-base-3-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgcr-base-3-1

Uninstall libgcr-base-3-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgcr-base-3-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcr-base-3-1

Remove libgcr-base-3-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgcr-base-3-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgcr-base-3-1

Remove libgcr-base-3-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgcr-base-3-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcr-base-3-1

Dependencies

libgcr-base-3-1 have the following dependencies:

• libgck-1-0
• libc6
• libgcrypt20
• libglib2.0-0
• libp11-kit0

References

• libgcr-base-3-1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcr-base-3-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.