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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpputest-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpputest-devInstall libcpputest-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpputest-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpputest-devInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpputest-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpputest-devHow 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-devUninstall 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-devRemove 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-devRemove 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-devDependencies
libcpputest-dev have the following dependencies:
References
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.
