How To Install libczmq-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libczmq-dev on Kali Linux. libczmq-dev is High-level C binding for ZeroMQ (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libczmq-dev

libczmq-dev is:

czmq (previously known as libzapi) provides a high-level C binding for 0MQ, a lightweight messaging library.

This library provides higher level abstractions on top of the base library, with features such as:

  • Work with messages as strings, individual frames, or multipart messages.
  • Automatic closure of any open sockets at context termination.
  • Automatic LINGER configuration of all sockets for context termination.
  • Portable API for creating child threads and ?MQ pipes to talk to them.
  • Simple reactor with one-off and repeated timers, and socket readers.
  • System clock functions for sleeping and calculating timers.
  • Easy API to get/set all socket options.
  • Includes generic hash and list containers.

This package provides the development files for czmq.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libczmq-dev

Install libczmq-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libczmq-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libczmq-dev

How To Uninstall libczmq-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libczmq-dev

Uninstall libczmq-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libczmq-dev

Remove libczmq-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libczmq-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libczmq-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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