How To Install libmirclient9 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirclient9 on Kali Linux.

What is libmirclient9

libmirclient9 is:

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

Contains the shared library needed by client applications for Mir.

There are three methods to install libmirclient9 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 libmirclient9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirclient9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmirclient9

Install libmirclient9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirclient9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmirclient9

Install libmirclient9 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 libmirclient9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmirclient9

How To Uninstall libmirclient9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmirclient9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmirclient9

Uninstall libmirclient9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmirclient9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirclient9

Remove libmirclient9 Configurations and Data

To remove libmirclient9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmirclient9

Remove libmirclient9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmirclient9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirclient9

Dependencies

libmirclient9 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcapnp-0.7.0
• libgcc-s1
• libmircommon7
• libmircore1
• libmirprotobuf3
• libprotobuf-lite23
• libstdc++6
• libxkbcommon0

References

• libmirclient9 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirclient9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.