How To Install libnm0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm0 on Kali Linux. libnm0 is GObject-based client library for NetworkManager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm0 on Kali Linux.

What is libnm0

libnm0 is:

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages your network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. It manages ethernet, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, and provides VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.

This package contains a convenience library to ease the access to NetworkManager.

There are three methods to install libnm0 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 libnm0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnm0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnm0

Install libnm0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnm0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnm0

Install libnm0 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 libnm0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnm0

How To Uninstall libnm0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnm0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnm0

Uninstall libnm0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnm0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnm0

Remove libnm0 Configurations and Data

To remove libnm0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnm0

Remove libnm0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnm0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnm0

Dependencies

libnm0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnm0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.