How To Install libctemplate-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libctemplate-dev

libctemplate-dev is:

This package contains a library implementing a simple but powerful template language for C++. It emphasizes separating logic from presentation: it is impossible to embed application logic in this template language. The devel package contains static and debug libraries and header files for developing applications that use the ctemplate package. This package contains the ctemplate development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libctemplate-dev

Install libctemplate-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libctemplate-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libctemplate-dev

How To Uninstall libctemplate-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libctemplate-dev

Uninstall libctemplate-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctemplate-dev

Remove libctemplate-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libctemplate-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libctemplate-dev have the following dependencies:

• libctemplate3
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• perl

References

• libctemplate-dev website

Summary

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