How To Install libcapstone-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcapstone-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcapstone-dev
libcapstone-dev is:
Capstone is a lightweight multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework.
These are the development headers and libraries.
There are three methods to install libcapstone-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 libcapstone-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcapstone-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcapstone-devInstall libcapstone-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcapstone-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcapstone-devInstall libcapstone-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcapstone-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcapstone-devHow To Uninstall libcapstone-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcapstone-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcapstone-devUninstall libcapstone-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcapstone-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcapstone-devRemove libcapstone-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcapstone-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcapstone-devRemove libcapstone-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcapstone-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcapstone-devDependencies
libcapstone-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcapstone-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
