How To Install nih-dbus-tool on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nih-dbus-tool on Kali Linux.

What is nih-dbus-tool

nih-dbus-tool is:

nih-dbus-tool generates C source code from the D-Bus Introspection XML data provided by most services; either to make implementing the described objects in C programs or to make proxying to the described remote objects easier.

The generated code requires libnih-dbus-dev to be compiled.

There are three methods to install nih-dbus-tool 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 nih-dbus-tool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nih-dbus-tool

Install nih-dbus-tool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nih-dbus-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nih-dbus-tool

Install nih-dbus-tool 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 nih-dbus-tool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nih-dbus-tool

How To Uninstall nih-dbus-tool on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nih-dbus-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nih-dbus-tool

Uninstall nih-dbus-tool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nih-dbus-tool

Remove nih-dbus-tool Configurations and Data

To remove nih-dbus-tool configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nih-dbus-tool

Remove nih-dbus-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nih-dbus-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nih-dbus-tool

Dependencies

nih-dbus-tool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdbus-1-3
• libexpat1
• libnih1

References

• nih-dbus-tool website

Summary

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