How To Install libgflags2.2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgflags2.2 on Kali Linux.

What is libgflags2.2

libgflags2.2 is:

gflags is a library that implements commandline flags processing. As such it’s a replacement for getopt(). It has increased flexibility, including built-in support for C++ types like string, and the ability to define flags in the source file in which they’re used.

This package contains shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libgflags2.2 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 libgflags2.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgflags2.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgflags2.2

Install libgflags2.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgflags2.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgflags2.2

Install libgflags2.2 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 libgflags2.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgflags2.2

How To Uninstall libgflags2.2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgflags2.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgflags2.2

Uninstall libgflags2.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgflags2.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgflags2.2

Remove libgflags2.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgflags2.2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgflags2.2

Remove libgflags2.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgflags2.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgflags2.2

Dependencies

libgflags2.2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libgflags2.2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgflags2.2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.