How To Install libmimelib1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimelib1-dev on Kali Linux. libmimelib1-dev is mime library - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimelib1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmimelib1-dev

libmimelib1-dev is:

The mimelib library is a C++ class library for creating, parsing, and modifying messages in MIME format.

This version of the library is a slightly patched version from kdepim3.

This is the development package which contains the headers for the libmimelib library.

There are three methods to install libmimelib1-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 libmimelib1-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 libmimelib1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmimelib1-dev

Install libmimelib1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmimelib1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmimelib1-dev

Install libmimelib1-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 libmimelib1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmimelib1-dev

How To Uninstall libmimelib1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmimelib1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmimelib1-dev

Uninstall libmimelib1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmimelib1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmimelib1-dev

Remove libmimelib1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmimelib1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmimelib1-dev

Remove libmimelib1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmimelib1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmimelib1-dev

Dependencies

libmimelib1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimelib1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.