How To Install libcstruct-ocaml on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libcstruct-ocaml

libcstruct-ocaml 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 runtime libraries for programs using cstruct.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcstruct-ocaml

Install libcstruct-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcstruct-ocaml

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcstruct-ocaml

How To Uninstall libcstruct-ocaml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcstruct-ocaml

Uninstall libcstruct-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcstruct-ocaml

Remove libcstruct-ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcstruct-ocaml

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcstruct-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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