How to Install and Uninstall libsm-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libsm-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libsm-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libsm-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libsm-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libsm-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libsm-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsm-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libsm-dev
Source: libsm
Version: 2:1.2.3-1
Installed-Size: 106
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libsm6 (= 2:1.2.3-1), x11proto-core-dev, libice-dev (>= 1:1.0.0-1)
Suggests: libsm-doc
Size: 37956
SHA256: 2ff8641d3217dc1a0f26514f5d8de2009669423a4aa0db46b3df564a8b367026
SHA1: 1a8c1411214f9e2b7f88b8a6882b18ad35828e25
MD5sum: dec2cbbbc404ec8bf585fbe2126716bd
Description: X11 Session Management library (development headers)
This package provides the main interface to the X11 Session Management
library, which allows for applications to both manage sessions, and make use
of session managers to save and restore their state for later use.
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This package contains the development headers for the library found in libsm6.
Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
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This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libSM
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.x.org
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libs/libsm/libsm-dev_1.2.3-1_amd64.deb