How To Install libgmime-3.0-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libgmime-3.0-dev

libgmime-3.0-dev 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 development files of GMime for programmers using C or Vala.

There are three methods to install libgmime-3.0-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 libgmime-3.0-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 libgmime-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libgmime-3.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgmime-3.0-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgmime-3.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgmime-3.0-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgmime-3.0-dev

Uninstall libgmime-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmime-3.0-dev 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-dev

Remove libgmime-3.0-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgmime-3.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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