How To Install libclaw-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libclaw-dev

libclaw-dev is:

Claw is a C++ Library Absolutely Wonderful bringing various nice classes and tools to C++ developers.

This library tries to be standard compliant and as portable as possible.

Claw provides:

• tweener classes for easy interpolation,
• advanced data structures: automaton, AVL binary search tree, graph, tree, ordered set, trie, maps with multiple types as keys,
• geometric tools (2D): box/rectangle, point, line, vector,
• image manipulation, reading and writing bitmap, jpeg, targa, png, pcx, xpm files
• network tools: use sockets like any standard stream,
• text algorithms,
• min-max/alpha-beta algorithms,
• developer tools: generic singleton, smart pointers, meta-programming concepts, buffered streams,
• easy read of conf/ini files, easy access to environment variables,
• manipulation of dynamic libraries,
• and a lot more…

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

sudo apt-get -y install libclaw-dev

Install libclaw-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libclaw-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libclaw-dev

How To Uninstall libclaw-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libclaw-dev

Uninstall libclaw-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclaw-dev

Remove libclaw-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libclaw-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libclaw-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libclaw-dev website

Summary

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