How To Install libgit2-fixtures on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-fixtures on Kali Linux.

What is libgit2-fixtures

libgit2-fixtures is:

libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git distributed version control system core methods provided as a re-entrant link-able library with a solid API.

This package provides the test examples of the library, which can be useful for other pieces of software relying on libgit2, for testing purposes.

There are three methods to install libgit2-fixtures 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 libgit2-fixtures Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-fixtures using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgit2-fixtures

Install libgit2-fixtures Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-fixtures using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgit2-fixtures

Install libgit2-fixtures 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 libgit2-fixtures using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgit2-fixtures

How To Uninstall libgit2-fixtures on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgit2-fixtures package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgit2-fixtures

Uninstall libgit2-fixtures And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgit2-fixtures and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgit2-fixtures

Remove libgit2-fixtures Configurations and Data

To remove libgit2-fixtures configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgit2-fixtures

Remove libgit2-fixtures configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgit2-fixtures configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgit2-fixtures

Dependencies

libgit2-fixtures have the following dependencies:

References

• libgit2-fixtures website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-fixtures package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.