How To Install libecap3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3-dev on Kali Linux. libecap3-dev is eCAP development libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libecap3-dev

libecap3-dev is:

eCAP is a software interface that allows a network application, such as an HTTP proxy or an ICAP server, to outsource content analysis and adaptation to a loadable module. For each applicable protocol message being processed, an eCAP-enabled host application supplies the message details to the adaptation module and gets back an adapted message, a “not interested” response, or a “block this message now!” instruction. These exchanges often include message bodies.

There are three methods to install libecap3-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 libecap3-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 libecap3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecap3-dev

Install libecap3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecap3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecap3-dev

Install libecap3-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 libecap3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecap3-dev

How To Uninstall libecap3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libecap3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecap3-dev

Uninstall libecap3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecap3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecap3-dev

Remove libecap3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libecap3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecap3-dev

Remove libecap3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecap3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecap3-dev

Dependencies

libecap3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecap3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.