How To Install libmosquittopp1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquittopp1 on Kali Linux.

What is libmosquittopp1

libmosquittopp1 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 libmosquittopp1 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 libmosquittopp1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmosquittopp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmosquittopp1

Install libmosquittopp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmosquittopp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmosquittopp1

Install libmosquittopp1 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 libmosquittopp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmosquittopp1

How To Uninstall libmosquittopp1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmosquittopp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmosquittopp1

Uninstall libmosquittopp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmosquittopp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmosquittopp1

Remove libmosquittopp1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmosquittopp1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmosquittopp1

Remove libmosquittopp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmosquittopp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmosquittopp1

Dependencies

libmosquittopp1 have the following dependencies:

• libmosquitto1
• libstdc++6

References

• libmosquittopp1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquittopp1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.