How To Install libpaho-mqtt-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpaho-mqtt-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libpaho-mqtt-dev
libpaho-mqtt-dev is:
This libraries enable applications to connect to an MQTT broker to publish messages, and to subscribe to topics and receive published messages.
This package contains files for development and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libpaho-mqtt-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 libpaho-mqtt-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpaho-mqtt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpaho-mqtt-devInstall libpaho-mqtt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpaho-mqtt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpaho-mqtt-devInstall libpaho-mqtt-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpaho-mqtt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpaho-mqtt-devHow To Uninstall libpaho-mqtt-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpaho-mqtt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpaho-mqtt-devUninstall libpaho-mqtt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpaho-mqtt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpaho-mqtt-devRemove libpaho-mqtt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpaho-mqtt-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpaho-mqtt-devRemove libpaho-mqtt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpaho-mqtt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpaho-mqtt-devDependencies
libpaho-mqtt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpaho-mqtt-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
