How To Install libc++-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libc++-dev

libc++-dev is:

libc++ is another implementation of the C++ standard library

Features and Goals

• Correctness as defined by the C++ standards.
• Fast execution.
• Minimal memory use.
• Fast compile times.
• ABI compatibility with gcc’s libstdc++ for some low-level features such as exception objects, rtti and memory allocation.
• Extensive unit tests. This is a dependency package providing the default LLVM C++ Standard library development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libc++-dev

Install libc++-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libc++-dev

Install libc++-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 libc++-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libc++-dev

How To Uninstall libc++-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libc++-dev

Uninstall libc++-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc++-dev

Remove libc++-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libc++-dev

Remove libc++-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc++-dev

Dependencies

libc++-dev have the following dependencies:

• libc++-11-dev

References

• libc++-dev website

Summary

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