How To Install libqmi-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-utils on Kali Linux.
What is libqmi-utils
libqmi-utils is:
This package contains the utilities that make it easier to use QMI functionality from the command line.
There are three methods to install libqmi-utils 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-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqmi-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqmi-utilsInstall libqmi-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqmi-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqmi-utilsInstall libqmi-utils 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 libqmi-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqmi-utilsHow To Uninstall libqmi-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libqmi-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqmi-utilsUninstall libqmi-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqmi-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmi-utilsRemove libqmi-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libqmi-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqmi-utilsRemove libqmi-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqmi-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmi-utilsDependencies
libqmi-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
