How To Install libgnomekbd8 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomekbd8 on Kali Linux. libgnomekbd8 is GNOME library to manage keyboard configuration - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomekbd8 on Kali Linux.

What is libgnomekbd8

libgnomekbd8 is:

libgnomekbd offers an API to manage the keyboard in GNOME applications.

libgnomekbdui offers an API to display a graphical user interface for libgnomekbd operations.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnomekbd8 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 libgnomekbd8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomekbd8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnomekbd8

Install libgnomekbd8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomekbd8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnomekbd8

Install libgnomekbd8 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 libgnomekbd8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnomekbd8

How To Uninstall libgnomekbd8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgnomekbd8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnomekbd8

Uninstall libgnomekbd8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnomekbd8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnomekbd8

Remove libgnomekbd8 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnomekbd8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnomekbd8

Remove libgnomekbd8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnomekbd8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnomekbd8

Dependencies

libgnomekbd8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomekbd8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.