How To Install libqmi-glib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib-dev on Kali Linux. libqmi-glib-dev is Header files for adding QMI support to applications that use glib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libqmi-glib-dev

libqmi-glib-dev is:

This package contains the header and pkg-config files for development applications using QMI functionality from applications that use glib.

There are three methods to install libqmi-glib-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 libqmi-glib-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-glib-dev

Install libqmi-glib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqmi-glib-dev

Install libqmi-glib-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-glib-dev

How To Uninstall libqmi-glib-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqmi-glib-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqmi-glib-dev

Uninstall libqmi-glib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-glib-dev

Remove libqmi-glib-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libqmi-glib-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-glib-dev

Remove libqmi-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqmi-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-glib-dev

Dependencies

libqmi-glib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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