How To Install libgit2-1.1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-1.1 on Kali Linux.

What is libgit2-1.1

libgit2-1.1 is:

libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git distributed version control system core methods provided as a re-entrant link-able library with a solid API.

There are three methods to install libgit2-1.1 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 libgit2-1.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-1.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgit2-1.1

Install libgit2-1.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-1.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgit2-1.1

Install libgit2-1.1 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 libgit2-1.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgit2-1.1

How To Uninstall libgit2-1.1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgit2-1.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgit2-1.1

Uninstall libgit2-1.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgit2-1.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgit2-1.1

Remove libgit2-1.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgit2-1.1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgit2-1.1

Remove libgit2-1.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgit2-1.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgit2-1.1

Dependencies

libgit2-1.1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgssapi-krb5-2
• libhttp-parser2.9
• libmbedcrypto3
• libmbedtls12
• libmbedx509-0
• libpcre3
• libssh2-1
• zlib1g

References

• libgit2-1.1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-1.1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.