How To Install libcext-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext-dev on Kali Linux. libcext-dev is Commonly used utility functions for C programs (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libcext-dev

libcext-dev is:

This is a C utility library, which is used to implement ESO’s Common Pipeline Library (CPL). The library contains a basic collections framework (maps, linked lists, queues), memory management, strings, logging and others.

The package contains the static library and the C header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcext-dev

Install libcext-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcext-dev

Install libcext-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 libcext-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcext-dev

How To Uninstall libcext-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcext-dev

Uninstall libcext-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcext-dev

Remove libcext-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcext-dev

Remove libcext-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcext-dev

Dependencies

libcext-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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