How To Install libpurple0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple0 on Kali Linux.

What is libpurple0

libpurple0 is:

libpurple is a library intended to be used by programmers seeking to write an IM client that connects to many IM networks. Currently supported are: AIM/ICQ, IRC, Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, and SIMPLE.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:

• libtcl8.6, libtk8.6:
  • Support for writing plugins with Tcl/Tk

There are three methods to install libpurple0 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 libpurple0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpurple0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpurple0

Install libpurple0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpurple0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpurple0

Install libpurple0 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 libpurple0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpurple0

How To Uninstall libpurple0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpurple0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpurple0

Uninstall libpurple0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpurple0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpurple0

Remove libpurple0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpurple0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpurple0

Remove libpurple0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpurple0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpurple0

Dependencies

libpurple0 have the following dependencies:

• libsasl2-modules
• pidgin-data
• pidgin-data
• perl-base
• perlapi-5.32.1
• libavahi-client3
• libavahi-common3
• libavahi-glib1
• libc6
• libdbus-1-3
• libdbus-glib-1-2
• libfarstream-0.2-5
• libgadu3

References

• libpurple0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.