How To Install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvirt-glib-1.0-dev
libvirt-glib-1.0-dev is:
The libvirt-glib library eases integration of libvirt’s events and API into GLib and GObject based applications.
This package contains the header files and static libraries which are needed for developing the applications with libvirt as well as the Vala bindings.
The API/ABI of this library are still considered unstable.
There are three methods to install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev 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 libvirt-glib-1.0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-glib-1.0-devInstall libvirt-glib-1.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirt-glib-1.0-devInstall libvirt-glib-1.0-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-glib-1.0-devHow To Uninstall libvirt-glib-1.0-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvirt-glib-1.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirt-glib-1.0-devUninstall libvirt-glib-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirt-glib-1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-glib-1.0-devRemove libvirt-glib-1.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvirt-glib-1.0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-glib-1.0-devRemove libvirt-glib-1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirt-glib-1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-glib-1.0-devDependencies
libvirt-glib-1.0-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-glib-1.0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.