How To Install libglib2.0-dev-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev-bin on Kali Linux. libglib2.0-dev-bin is Development utilities for the GLib library

Introduction

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

What is libglib2.0-dev-bin

libglib2.0-dev-bin 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 to compile programs against libglib2.0-0. It contains development utilities typically run during compilation and should not be installed directly. Use libglib2.0-dev instead.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-dev-bin

Install libglib2.0-dev-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-dev-bin

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

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-dev-bin

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-dev-bin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-dev-bin

Uninstall libglib2.0-dev-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-dev-bin

Remove libglib2.0-dev-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-dev-bin

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-dev-bin

Dependencies

libglib2.0-dev-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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