How To Install libxm4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxm4 on Kali Linux. libxm4 is Motif - X/Motif shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxm4 on Kali Linux.

What is libxm4

libxm4 is:

Motif is the industry standard GUI component toolkit for *NIX.

This package contains the X/Motif shared library.

There are three methods to install libxm4 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 libxm4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxm4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxm4

Install libxm4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxm4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxm4

Install libxm4 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 libxm4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxm4

How To Uninstall libxm4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxm4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxm4

Uninstall libxm4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxm4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxm4

Remove libxm4 Configurations and Data

To remove libxm4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxm4

Remove libxm4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxm4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxm4

Dependencies

libxm4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxm4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.