How To Install libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is libbitstring-ocaml-dev
libbitstring-ocaml-dev is:
Bitstring adds Erlang-style bitstrings and matching over bitstrings as a syntax extension and library for OCaml.
You can use this module to both parse and generate binary formats, files and protocols.
Bitstring handling is added as primitives to the language, making it simple to use.
Bitstring handles integers, strings, sub-bitstrings, big-, little- and native-endianness, signed and unsigned types, variable-width fields, fields with arbitrary bit alignment.
This package contains header and OCaml library.
There are three methods to install libbitstring-ocaml-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 libbitstring-ocaml-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 libbitstring-ocaml-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Install libbitstring-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Install libbitstring-ocaml-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 libbitstring-ocaml-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbitstring-ocaml-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libbitstring-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbitstring-ocaml-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libbitstring-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
- libbitstring-ocaml-gji83
- libmigrate-parsetree-ocaml-dev-n2039
- libppx-tools-versioned-ocaml-dev-brxi3
- ocaml-nox-4.11.1
- libc6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.