How To Install libglib2.0-cil on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-cil on Kali Linux. libglib2.0-cil is CLI binding for the GLib utility library 2.12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-cil on Kali Linux.

What is libglib2.0-cil

libglib2.0-cil is:

This package provides the glib-sharp assembly that allows CLI (.NET) programs to use the GLib utility library 2.12. This is mostly useful for the GTK+ and GNOME bindings.

GTK# 2.10 is a CLI (.NET) language binding for the GTK+ 2.10 toolkit

This package contains the glib-sharp assembly

There are three methods to install libglib2.0-cil 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 libglib2.0-cil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-cil

Install libglib2.0-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-cil

Install libglib2.0-cil 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 libglib2.0-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-cil

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-cil on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglib2.0-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-cil

Uninstall libglib2.0-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglib2.0-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-cil

Remove libglib2.0-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libglib2.0-cil configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-cil

Remove libglib2.0-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-cil

Dependencies

libglib2.0-cil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-cil package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.