How To Install libuecc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuecc-dev on Kali Linux. libuecc-dev is development library and headers for libuecc

Introduction

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

What is libuecc-dev

libuecc-dev is:

libuecc is a general-purpose ECC library which uses a curve similar to djb’s Curve25519 which is part of the NaCl library.

There are three methods to install libuecc-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 libuecc-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 libuecc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuecc-dev

Install libuecc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libuecc-dev

Install libuecc-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 libuecc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuecc-dev

How To Uninstall libuecc-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libuecc-dev

Uninstall libuecc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuecc-dev

Remove libuecc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libuecc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libuecc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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