How To Install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libsigc++-2.0-0v5

libsigc++-2.0-0v5 is:

This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. It provides the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object, and contains adaptor classes for the connection of dissimilar callbacks.

These are the runtime files for libsigc++, needed only if you wish to run software which depends on it.

There are three methods to install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 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 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsigc++-2.0-0v5

Install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsigc++-2.0-0v5

Install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 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 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsigc++-2.0-0v5

How To Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-0v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsigc++-2.0-0v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5

Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-0v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsigc++-2.0-0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigc++-2.0-0v5

Remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigc++-2.0-0v5

Remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigc++-2.0-0v5

Dependencies

libsigc++-2.0-0v5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libsigc++-2.0-0v5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.