How To Install ss-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ss-dev on Kali Linux. ss-dev is command-line interface parsing library - headers and static libraries

Introduction

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

What is ss-dev

ss-dev is:

This package includes a tool that parses a command table to generate a simple command-line interface parser, the include files needed to compile and use it, and the static libs.

It was originally inspired by the Multics SubSystem library.

This package contains the development environment for the ss library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ss-dev

Install ss-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ss-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install ss-dev

How To Uninstall ss-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ss-dev

Uninstall ss-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ss-dev

Remove ss-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ss-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

ss-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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