How To Install libglib2.0-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libglib2.0-data

libglib2.0-data is:

GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

This package is needed for the runtime libraries to display messages in languages other than English.

There are three methods to install libglib2.0-data 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-data 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-data using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libglib2.0-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-data

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

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-data

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-data on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-data

Uninstall libglib2.0-data And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libglib2.0-data Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libglib2.0-data have the following dependencies:

References

• libglib2.0-data website

Summary

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