How To Install g-wrap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install g-wrap on Kali Linux. g-wrap is scripting interface generator for C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g-wrap on Kali Linux.

What is g-wrap

g-wrap is:

G-Wrap is a tool (and Guile library) for generating function wrappers for inter-language calls. It currently only supports generating Guile wrappers for C functions.

G-Wrap takes a set of interface declarations (written in Scheme) and wraps the described interface for Guile.

There are three methods to install g-wrap 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 g-wrap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install g-wrap

Install g-wrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install g-wrap

Install g-wrap 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 g-wrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g-wrap

How To Uninstall g-wrap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the g-wrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g-wrap

Uninstall g-wrap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g-wrap

Remove g-wrap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge g-wrap

Remove g-wrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g-wrap

Dependencies

g-wrap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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