How To Install mgp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mgp

mgp is:

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mgp

Install mgp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mgp

Install mgp 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 mgp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mgp

How To Uninstall mgp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mgp

Uninstall mgp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgp

Remove mgp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mgp

Remove mgp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgp

Dependencies

mgp have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libimlib2
• libx11-6
• libxft2
• perl
• libperl4-corelibs-perl

References

• mgp website

Summary

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