How To Install libglib2.0-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libglib2.0-dev
libglib2.0-dev 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, as only it includes the header files and static libraries (optionally) needed for compiling.
GObject-Introspection metadata for this library can be found in the libgirepository1.0-dev package.
There are three methods to install libglib2.0-dev 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-devInstall libglib2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-devInstall libglib2.0-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-devHow To Uninstall libglib2.0-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libglib2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-devUninstall libglib2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglib2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-devRemove libglib2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libglib2.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-devRemove libglib2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-devDependencies
libglib2.0-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.