How To Install libbctoolbox-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbctoolbox-dev on Kali Linux. libbctoolbox-dev is Helper code for software by Belledonne Communications (development headers)

Introduction

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

What is libbctoolbox-dev

libbctoolbox-dev is:

The package provides a C/C++ utility library used by Linphone and other software by Belledonne Communications. The library offers platform independent implementations of cryptographic functions, exception handling, logging modules, file access, unit tests and data structures like lists and maps.

The package is probably not useful outside the Belledonne Communications suite of libraries and programs.

This package contains the development headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbctoolbox-dev

Install libbctoolbox-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbctoolbox-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbctoolbox-dev

How To Uninstall libbctoolbox-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbctoolbox-dev

Uninstall libbctoolbox-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbctoolbox-dev

Remove libbctoolbox-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbctoolbox-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbctoolbox-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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