How To Install libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libbitstring-ocaml-dev is Erlang-style bitstrings for OCaml (development files)

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:

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.