How To Install libcriterion-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcriterion-dev on Kali Linux. libcriterion-dev is cross-platform C and C++ unit testing framework (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libcriterion-dev

libcriterion-dev is:

Most test frameworks for C require a lot of boilerplate code to set up tests and test suites – you need to create a main, then register new test suites, then register the tests within these suits, and finally call the right functions.

This gives the user great control, at the unfortunate cost of simplicity.

Criterion follows the KISS principle, while keeping the control the user would have with other frameworks:

??* C99 and C++11 compatible. ??* Tests are automatically registered when declared. ??* Implements a xUnit framework structure. ??* A default entry point is provided, no need to declare a main unless you want to do special handling. ??* Test are isolated in their own process, crashes and signals can be reported and tested. ??* Unified interface between C and C++: include the criterion header and it just works. ??* Supports parameterized tests and theories. ??* Progress and statistics can be followed in real time with report hooks. ??* TAP output format can be enabled with an option. ??* Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows (Compiling with MinGW GCC and Visual Studio 2015+).

This package contains the headers needed to compile other packages against the criterion library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcriterion-dev

Install libcriterion-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcriterion-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcriterion-dev

How To Uninstall libcriterion-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcriterion-dev

Uninstall libcriterion-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcriterion-dev

Remove libcriterion-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcriterion-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcriterion-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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