How To Install libqmi-glib5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 on Kali Linux.

What is libqmi-glib5

libqmi-glib5 is:

Libraries for adding QMI support to applications that use glib.

There are three methods to install libqmi-glib5 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-glib5 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-glib5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-glib5

Install libqmi-glib5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqmi-glib5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqmi-glib5

Install libqmi-glib5 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-glib5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-glib5

How To Uninstall libqmi-glib5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqmi-glib5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqmi-glib5

Uninstall libqmi-glib5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqmi-glib5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-glib5

Remove libqmi-glib5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqmi-glib5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-glib5

Remove libqmi-glib5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqmi-glib5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-glib5

Dependencies

libqmi-glib5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libmbim-glib4
• libmbim-proxy

References

• libqmi-glib5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-glib5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.