How To Install libmosquitto1 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquitto1 on Kali Linux.
What is libmosquitto1
libmosquitto1 is:
This is a C library for implementing MQTT version 5.0/3.1.1/3.1 clients.
MQTT provides a method of carrying out messaging using a publish/subscribe model. It is lightweight, both in terms of bandwidth usage and ease of implementation. This makes it particularly useful at the edge of the network where a sensor or other simple device may be implemented using an arduino for example.
There are three methods to install libmosquitto1 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 libmosquitto1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmosquitto1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmosquitto1Install libmosquitto1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmosquitto1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmosquitto1Install libmosquitto1 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmosquitto1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmosquitto1How To Uninstall libmosquitto1 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmosquitto1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmosquitto1Uninstall libmosquitto1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmosquitto1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmosquitto1Remove libmosquitto1 Configurations and Data
To remove libmosquitto1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmosquitto1Remove libmosquitto1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmosquitto1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmosquitto1Dependencies
libmosquitto1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquitto1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
