How To Install libcivetweb-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcivetweb-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcivetweb-dev
libcivetweb-dev is:
CivetWeb is an easy to use, powerful, C (C/C++) embeddable web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support. CivetWeb has a MIT license so you can innovate without restrictions.
CivetWeb can be used by developers as a library, to add web server functionality to an existing application.
It can also be used by end users as a stand-alone web server running on a Windows or Linux PC. It is available as single executable, no installation is required.
This package contains the header file for developing applications using civetweb.
There are three methods to install libcivetweb-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 libcivetweb-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcivetweb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcivetweb-devInstall libcivetweb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcivetweb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcivetweb-devInstall libcivetweb-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 libcivetweb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcivetweb-devHow To Uninstall libcivetweb-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcivetweb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcivetweb-devUninstall libcivetweb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcivetweb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcivetweb-devRemove libcivetweb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcivetweb-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcivetweb-devRemove libcivetweb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcivetweb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcivetweb-devDependencies
libcivetweb-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcivetweb-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
