How To Install libglibd-2.0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglibd-2.0-dev on Kali Linux. libglibd-2.0-dev is GLib library of C routines - development files for D

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglibd-2.0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libglibd-2.0-dev

libglibd-2.0-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.

This package contains development files needed to write applications in the D programming language that use GLib.

There are three methods to install libglibd-2.0-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 libglibd-2.0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglibd-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglibd-2.0-dev

Install libglibd-2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglibd-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglibd-2.0-dev

Install libglibd-2.0-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libglibd-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglibd-2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libglibd-2.0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglibd-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglibd-2.0-dev

Uninstall libglibd-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglibd-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglibd-2.0-dev

Remove libglibd-2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libglibd-2.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglibd-2.0-dev

Remove libglibd-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglibd-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglibd-2.0-dev

Dependencies

libglibd-2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglibd-2.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.