How To Install libpstreams-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpstreams-dev on Kali Linux. libpstreams-dev is C++ iostream interface to POSIX process I/O

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpstreams-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpstreams-dev

libpstreams-dev is:

PStreams allows you to run another program from your C++ application and to transfer data between the two programs, similar to shell pipelines. The PStreams class works like a wrapper for the POSIX.2 functions popen(3) and pclose(3) (although it doesn’t actually use them), using a C++ iostreams interface, instead of C’s stdio library. Thus, PStreams makes it possible to run an external program and handle its stdin, stdout, and stderr just like you would handle any other C++ iostream.

There are three methods to install libpstreams-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 libpstreams-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpstreams-dev

Install libpstreams-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpstreams-dev

Install libpstreams-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libpstreams-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpstreams-dev

How To Uninstall libpstreams-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpstreams-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpstreams-dev

Uninstall libpstreams-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpstreams-dev

Remove libpstreams-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpstreams-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpstreams-dev

Remove libpstreams-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpstreams-dev

Dependencies

libpstreams-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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