How To Install libmbim-glib4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmbim-glib4 on Kali Linux.

What is libmbim-glib4

libmbim-glib4 is:

libmbim is a glib-based library for talking to WWAN modems and devices which speak the Mobile Interface Broadband Model (MBIM) protocol.

There are three methods to install libmbim-glib4 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 libmbim-glib4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmbim-glib4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmbim-glib4

Install libmbim-glib4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmbim-glib4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmbim-glib4

Install libmbim-glib4 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 libmbim-glib4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmbim-glib4

How To Uninstall libmbim-glib4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmbim-glib4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmbim-glib4

Uninstall libmbim-glib4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmbim-glib4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmbim-glib4

Remove libmbim-glib4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmbim-glib4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmbim-glib4

Remove libmbim-glib4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmbim-glib4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmbim-glib4

Dependencies

libmbim-glib4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgudev-1.0-0

References

• libmbim-glib4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmbim-glib4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.