How To Install libsoup2.4-1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-1 on Kali Linux. libsoup2.4-1 is HTTP library implementation in C – Shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libsoup2.4-1

libsoup2.4-1 is:

It was originally part of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.

libsoup uses the Glib main loop and is designed to work well with GTK+ applications. This enables GNOME applications to access HTTP servers on the network in a completely asynchronous fashion, very similar to the GTK+ programming model (a synchronous operation mode is also supported for those who want it).

Features:

  • Both asynchronous (GMainLoop and callback-based) and synchronous APIs
  • Automatically caches connections
  • SSL Support using GnuTLS
  • Proxy support, including authentication and SSL tunneling
  • Client support for Digest, NTLM, and Basic authentication
  • Server support for Digest and Basic authentication
  • Basic client-side SOAP and XML-RPC support

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsoup2.4-1 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 libsoup2.4-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoup2.4-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsoup2.4-1

Install libsoup2.4-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoup2.4-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsoup2.4-1

Install libsoup2.4-1 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 libsoup2.4-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsoup2.4-1

How To Uninstall libsoup2.4-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsoup2.4-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsoup2.4-1

Uninstall libsoup2.4-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsoup2.4-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoup2.4-1

Remove libsoup2.4-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsoup2.4-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoup2.4-1

Remove libsoup2.4-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsoup2.4-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoup2.4-1

Dependencies

libsoup2.4-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.