How To Install libflatbuffers1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers1 on Kali Linux. libflatbuffers1 is efficient cross platform serialization library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers1 on Kali Linux.

What is libflatbuffers1

libflatbuffers1 is:

FlatBuffers is an efficient cross platform serialization library for C++, C#, C, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, and Python. It was originally created at Google for game development and other performance-critical applications.

This package contains the runtime library needed for C++ applications.

There are three methods to install libflatbuffers1 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 libflatbuffers1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libflatbuffers1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libflatbuffers1

Install libflatbuffers1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libflatbuffers1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libflatbuffers1

Install libflatbuffers1 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 libflatbuffers1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflatbuffers1

How To Uninstall libflatbuffers1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libflatbuffers1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libflatbuffers1

Uninstall libflatbuffers1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libflatbuffers1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflatbuffers1

Remove libflatbuffers1 Configurations and Data

To remove libflatbuffers1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libflatbuffers1

Remove libflatbuffers1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libflatbuffers1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflatbuffers1

Dependencies

libflatbuffers1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.