How To Install libbitstream-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstream-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libbitstream-dev
libbitstream-dev is:
biTStream is a set of C headers allowing a simpler access to binary structures such as specified by MPEG, DVB, IETF, etc.
The goal of this package is to offer a simpler access that libdvbpsi does currently. This package is also lower level and more efficient: fewer memory allocations, fewer memory copies.
There are three methods to install libbitstream-dev 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 libbitstream-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbitstream-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbitstream-devInstall libbitstream-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbitstream-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbitstream-devInstall libbitstream-dev 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 libbitstream-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbitstream-devHow To Uninstall libbitstream-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbitstream-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbitstream-devUninstall libbitstream-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbitstream-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbitstream-devRemove libbitstream-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbitstream-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbitstream-devRemove libbitstream-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbitstream-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbitstream-devDependencies
libbitstream-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstream-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
