How To Install libnotify3.0-cil on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify3.0-cil on Kali Linux. libnotify3.0-cil is CLI library for desktop notifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify3.0-cil on Kali Linux.

What is libnotify3.0-cil

libnotify3.0-cil is:

A library that sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user’s way.

This package contains the notify-sharp library itself, built against Gtk# 3.0.

There are three methods to install libnotify3.0-cil 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 libnotify3.0-cil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnotify3.0-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnotify3.0-cil

Install libnotify3.0-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnotify3.0-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnotify3.0-cil

Install libnotify3.0-cil 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 libnotify3.0-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnotify3.0-cil

How To Uninstall libnotify3.0-cil on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnotify3.0-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnotify3.0-cil

Uninstall libnotify3.0-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnotify3.0-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotify3.0-cil

Remove libnotify3.0-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libnotify3.0-cil configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnotify3.0-cil

Remove libnotify3.0-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnotify3.0-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotify3.0-cil

Dependencies

libnotify3.0-cil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify3.0-cil package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.