How To Install ctpl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctpl on Kali Linux. ctpl is command-line template parsing utility

Introduction

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

What is ctpl

ctpl is:

CTPL is a C template engine library allowing fast and easy computation of templates with precise control over the parsing environment.

CTPL supports a wide range of input types through GIO like in-memory, files, FTP, HTTP and more.

This package contains a standalone command-line utility to parse CTPL templates.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ctpl

Install ctpl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ctpl

Install ctpl 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 ctpl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ctpl

How To Uninstall ctpl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ctpl

Uninstall ctpl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ctpl

Remove ctpl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ctpl

Remove ctpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ctpl

Dependencies

ctpl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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