How To Install libgdl-3-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdl-3-common on Kali Linux. libgdl-3-common is GNOME DevTool libraries - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdl-3-common on Kali Linux.

What is libgdl-3-common

libgdl-3-common is:

Provides a support library for development tools from the GNOME environment. Including symbol browser, dock and editor components.

This package contains the common files.

There are three methods to install libgdl-3-common 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 libgdl-3-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdl-3-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdl-3-common

Install libgdl-3-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdl-3-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdl-3-common

Install libgdl-3-common 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 libgdl-3-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdl-3-common

How To Uninstall libgdl-3-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgdl-3-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdl-3-common

Uninstall libgdl-3-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdl-3-common

Remove libgdl-3-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgdl-3-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdl-3-common

Remove libgdl-3-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdl-3-common

Dependencies

libgdl-3-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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