How To Install libgpgmepp6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgmepp6 on Kali Linux. libgpgmepp6 is C++ wrapper library for GPGME

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgmepp6 on Kali Linux.

What is libgpgmepp6

libgpgmepp6 is:

GpgME++ (aka GpgMEpp) is a C++ wrapper (or C++ bindings) for the GnuPG project’s GPGME (GnuPG Made Easy) library.

This is the official upstream C++ binding for GPGME.

There are three methods to install libgpgmepp6 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 libgpgmepp6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpgmepp6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgpgmepp6

Install libgpgmepp6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpgmepp6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgpgmepp6

Install libgpgmepp6 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 libgpgmepp6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgpgmepp6

How To Uninstall libgpgmepp6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgpgmepp6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgpgmepp6

Uninstall libgpgmepp6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgpgmepp6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpgmepp6

Remove libgpgmepp6 Configurations and Data

To remove libgpgmepp6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpgmepp6

Remove libgpgmepp6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgpgmepp6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpgmepp6

Dependencies

libgpgmepp6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgmepp6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.