How To Install libmirclient-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirclient-dev on Kali Linux. libmirclient-dev is Mir Display Server - client library - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirclient-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmirclient-dev

libmirclient-dev is:

Mir is a display server running on Linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.

Contains header files required to develop against Mir.

There are three methods to install libmirclient-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 libmirclient-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmirclient-dev

Install libmirclient-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmirclient-dev

Install libmirclient-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmirclient-dev

How To Uninstall libmirclient-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmirclient-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmirclient-dev

Uninstall libmirclient-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirclient-dev

Remove libmirclient-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmirclient-dev

Remove libmirclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirclient-dev

Dependencies

libmirclient-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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