How To Install libbobcat-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is libbobcat-dev
libbobcat-dev is:
Headers and documentation of classes defined in the Bobcat library.
The Bobcat library contains a variety of C++ classes and templates, some of them based on well-known Design Patterns. The library offers classes handling, e.g., Child Processes, Forks, Pipes and Redirection Command-to-Function associations Command-line arguments Command-line editing using streams Configuration Files Decryption and Encryption Extended String Operations Hash-tables Integers of unlimited size File-descriptor based streams (e.g. handle sockets using streams) Mail headers and mail filtering (milters) Message Digests Pattern matching Processes, Signals, Threads Shared Memory Single (Direct) Key Input Syslog- and other kinds of messages Temporary files Universal Type Conversions (Templates)
The libbobcat-dev package contains the static library as well as header files and manual pages of the Bobcat classes and templates.
There are three methods to install libbobcat-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 libbobcat-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 libbobcat-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbobcat-dev
Install libbobcat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbobcat-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbobcat-dev
Install libbobcat-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 libbobcat-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbobcat-dev
How To Uninstall libbobcat-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libbobcat-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbobcat-dev
Uninstall libbobcat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbobcat-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbobcat-dev
Remove libbobcat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbobcat-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbobcat-dev
Remove libbobcat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbobcat-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbobcat-dev
Dependencies
libbobcat-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.