How To Install libcomps-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcomps-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcomps-dev
libcomps-dev is:
Libcomps is library for structure-like manipulation of content in comps XML files. Supports reading/writing XML files and structure modifications.
This package contains the development header files for the libcomps library.
There are three methods to install libcomps-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 libcomps-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcomps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcomps-devInstall libcomps-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcomps-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcomps-devInstall libcomps-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 libcomps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcomps-devHow To Uninstall libcomps-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcomps-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcomps-devUninstall libcomps-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcomps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcomps-devRemove libcomps-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcomps-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcomps-devRemove libcomps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcomps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcomps-devDependencies
libcomps-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcomps-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
