How To Install libxml++2.6-2v5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml++2.6-2v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libxml++2.6-2v5

libxml++2.6-2v5 is:

Libxml++ is a C++ wrapper for the libxml2 XML parser library (otherwise known as the GNOME XML library). It has SAX and DOM-like APIs, but does not attempt to conform exactly to the DOM specification because they are not aimed at C++. Its API is much simpler than the underlying libxml C API.

This package contains shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libxml++2.6-2v5 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 libxml++2.6-2v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxml++2.6-2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxml++2.6-2v5

Install libxml++2.6-2v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxml++2.6-2v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxml++2.6-2v5

Install libxml++2.6-2v5 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 libxml++2.6-2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxml++2.6-2v5

How To Uninstall libxml++2.6-2v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxml++2.6-2v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxml++2.6-2v5

Uninstall libxml++2.6-2v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxml++2.6-2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxml++2.6-2v5

Remove libxml++2.6-2v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libxml++2.6-2v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxml++2.6-2v5

Remove libxml++2.6-2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxml++2.6-2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxml++2.6-2v5

Dependencies

libxml++2.6-2v5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libxml++2.6-2v5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml++2.6-2v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.