How To Install libcpputest-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libcpputest-dev

libcpputest-dev is:

CppUTest is a C/C++ based unit xUnit test framework for unit testing and for test-driving your code. It is written in C++ but is used in C and C++ projects and frequently used in embedded systems.

CppUTest has a couple design principles:

• Simple to use and small
• Portable to old and new platforms

CppUTest also has support for building mocks and can be used by practitioners of Test Driven Development.

This is the package with the headers and the static libraries implementing the test framework.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcpputest-dev

Install libcpputest-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcpputest-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcpputest-dev

How To Uninstall libcpputest-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcpputest-dev

Uninstall libcpputest-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpputest-dev

Remove libcpputest-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcpputest-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcpputest-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libcpputest-dev website

Summary

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