How To Install libcunit1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcunit1 on Kali Linux.

What is libcunit1

libcunit1 is:

CUnit is a simple framework for incorporating test cases in your C code similar to JUnit or CppUnit. It provides C programmers a basic testing functionality with a flexible variety of user interfaces. It uses a simple framework for building test structures, and provides a rich set of assertions for testing common data types. In addition, several different interfaces are provided for running tests and reporting results.

There are three methods to install libcunit1 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 libcunit1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcunit1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcunit1

Install libcunit1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcunit1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcunit1

Install libcunit1 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 libcunit1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcunit1

How To Uninstall libcunit1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcunit1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcunit1

Uninstall libcunit1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcunit1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcunit1

Remove libcunit1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcunit1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcunit1

Remove libcunit1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcunit1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcunit1

Dependencies

libcunit1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libcunit1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcunit1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.