How To Install cpluff-loader on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpluff-loader on Kali Linux.

What is cpluff-loader

cpluff-loader is:

C-Pluff is a plug-in framework for C programs. It has been strongly inspired by the Java plug-in framework in Eclipse. C-Pluff focuses on providing core services for plug-in interaction and plug-in management. It aims to be platform neutral and supports dynamic changes to plug-in configuration without stopping the whole application or framework.

This package contains the C-Pluff Loader, a generic plug-in loader to be used with extensible applications based on C-Pluff.

There are three methods to install cpluff-loader 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 cpluff-loader Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpluff-loader

Install cpluff-loader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cpluff-loader

Install cpluff-loader 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 cpluff-loader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpluff-loader

How To Uninstall cpluff-loader on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cpluff-loader package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpluff-loader

Uninstall cpluff-loader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpluff-loader

Remove cpluff-loader Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cpluff-loader

Remove cpluff-loader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpluff-loader

Dependencies

cpluff-loader have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcpluff0

References

• cpluff-loader website

Summary

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