How To Install libbtparse2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtparse2 on Kali Linux. libbtparse2 is C library to parse BibTeX files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtparse2 on Kali Linux.

What is libbtparse2

libbtparse2 is:

btparse is the C component of btOOL, a pair of libraries for parsing and processing BibTeX files. It is built on top of a lexical analyzer and parser constructed using PCCTS. The library provides entry points to the parser, functions to traverse and query the abstract-syntax tree that it produces, and some functions for processing strings in “the BibTeX way”.

There are three methods to install libbtparse2 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 libbtparse2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbtparse2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbtparse2

Install libbtparse2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbtparse2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbtparse2

Install libbtparse2 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 libbtparse2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbtparse2

How To Uninstall libbtparse2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbtparse2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbtparse2

Uninstall libbtparse2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbtparse2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbtparse2

Remove libbtparse2 Configurations and Data

To remove libbtparse2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbtparse2

Remove libbtparse2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbtparse2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbtparse2

Dependencies

libbtparse2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtparse2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.