How To Install cbindgen on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cbindgen on Kali Linux. cbindgen is Generates C bindings from Rust code

Introduction

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

What is cbindgen

cbindgen is:

cbindgen can be used to generate C bindings for Rust code. It is currently being developed to support creating bindings for WebRender (by Mozilla for Firefox), but has been designed to support any project.

Features:

  • Builds bindings for a crate, its mods, its dependent crates, and their mods
  • Only the necessary types for exposed functions are given bindings
  • Can specify annotations for controlling some aspects of binding
  • Support for generic structs and unions
  • Support for exporting constants and statics
  • Customizable formatting, can be used in C or C++ projects
  • Support for generating #ifdef’s for #[cfg] attributes
  • Support for #[repr(sized)] tagged enum’s

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cbindgen

Install cbindgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cbindgen

Install cbindgen 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 cbindgen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cbindgen

How To Uninstall cbindgen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cbindgen

Uninstall cbindgen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cbindgen

Remove cbindgen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cbindgen

Remove cbindgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cbindgen

Dependencies

cbindgen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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