How To Install libgmime-3.0-0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-0 on Kali Linux. libgmime-3.0-0 is MIME message parser and creator library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-0 on Kali Linux.

What is libgmime-3.0-0

libgmime-3.0-0 is:

GMime provides a core library and set of utilities which may be used for the creation and parsing of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).

This package contains the shared library of GMime.

There are three methods to install libgmime-3.0-0 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 libgmime-3.0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmime-3.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmime-3.0-0

Install libgmime-3.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmime-3.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmime-3.0-0

Install libgmime-3.0-0 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 libgmime-3.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmime-3.0-0

How To Uninstall libgmime-3.0-0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgmime-3.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmime-3.0-0

Uninstall libgmime-3.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmime-3.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmime-3.0-0

Remove libgmime-3.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgmime-3.0-0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmime-3.0-0

Remove libgmime-3.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmime-3.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmime-3.0-0

Dependencies

libgmime-3.0-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.