How To Install libcommoncpp2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcommoncpp2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcommoncpp2-dev
libcommoncpp2-dev is:
Common C++ is a GNU package which offers portable “abstraction” of system services such as threads, networks, and sockets. Common C++ also offers individual frameworks generally useful to developing portable C++ applications including a object persistence engine, math libraries, threading, sockets, etc. Common C++ is small, and highly portable. Common C++ will support most Unix operating systems as well as Win32, in addition to GNU/Linux.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libcommoncpp2-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 libcommoncpp2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcommoncpp2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcommoncpp2-devInstall libcommoncpp2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcommoncpp2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcommoncpp2-devInstall libcommoncpp2-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 libcommoncpp2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcommoncpp2-devHow To Uninstall libcommoncpp2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcommoncpp2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcommoncpp2-devUninstall libcommoncpp2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcommoncpp2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcommoncpp2-devRemove libcommoncpp2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcommoncpp2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcommoncpp2-devRemove libcommoncpp2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcommoncpp2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcommoncpp2-devDependencies
libcommoncpp2-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcommoncpp2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
