How To Install libexpect-ocaml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpect-ocaml on Kali Linux. libexpect-ocaml is Expect-like framework for OCaml

Introduction

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

What is libexpect-ocaml

libexpect-ocaml is:

This is a simple implementation of expect to help building unitary testing of interactive program.

It helps to receive question and send answers from an interactive process. You can match the question using a regular expression (Str). You can also use a timeout to ensure that the process answer in time.

See the Expect manual for more information and example.

This package contains the shared runtime libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libexpect-ocaml

Install libexpect-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libexpect-ocaml

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

sudo aptitude -y install libexpect-ocaml

How To Uninstall libexpect-ocaml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libexpect-ocaml

Uninstall libexpect-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexpect-ocaml

Remove libexpect-ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libexpect-ocaml

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

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

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

Dependencies

libexpect-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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