How To Install libpackagekit-glib2-18 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpackagekit-glib2-18 on Kali Linux. libpackagekit-glib2-18 is Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpackagekit-glib2-18 on Kali Linux.

What is libpackagekit-glib2-18

libpackagekit-glib2-18 is:

PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus interface e.g. refreshing the cache, updating, installing and removing software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.

This package provides an advanced library to access PackageKit using GLib. It makes use of only async D-Bus calls and provides high level tasks which peform the “transaction dance”.

There are three methods to install libpackagekit-glib2-18 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 libpackagekit-glib2-18 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpackagekit-glib2-18 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpackagekit-glib2-18

Install libpackagekit-glib2-18 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpackagekit-glib2-18 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpackagekit-glib2-18

Install libpackagekit-glib2-18 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 libpackagekit-glib2-18 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpackagekit-glib2-18

How To Uninstall libpackagekit-glib2-18 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpackagekit-glib2-18 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpackagekit-glib2-18

Uninstall libpackagekit-glib2-18 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpackagekit-glib2-18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpackagekit-glib2-18

Remove libpackagekit-glib2-18 Configurations and Data

To remove libpackagekit-glib2-18 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpackagekit-glib2-18

Remove libpackagekit-glib2-18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpackagekit-glib2-18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpackagekit-glib2-18

Dependencies

libpackagekit-glib2-18 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpackagekit-glib2-18 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.