How To Install libcstruct-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcstruct-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libcstruct-ocaml-dev is access C-like structures directly from OCaml (dev)

Introduction

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

What is libcstruct-ocaml-dev

libcstruct-ocaml-dev is:

Cstruct is a library and syntax extension to make it easier to access C-like structures directly from OCaml. It supports both reading and writing to these structures, and they are accessed via the Bigarray module.

This package contains the development stuff needed to use the cstruct library in your programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcstruct-ocaml-dev

Install libcstruct-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcstruct-ocaml-dev

Install libcstruct-ocaml-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 libcstruct-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcstruct-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libcstruct-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcstruct-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libcstruct-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcstruct-ocaml-dev

Remove libcstruct-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcstruct-ocaml-dev

Remove libcstruct-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcstruct-ocaml-dev

Dependencies

libcstruct-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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