How To Install libfastcdr-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastcdr-dev on Kali Linux. libfastcdr-dev is Fast CDR serialization library for DDS - development headers

Introduction

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

What is libfastcdr-dev

libfastcdr-dev is:

eProsima FastCDR is a C++ library that provides serialization and deserialization according to the Common Data Representation (CDR) of the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard and is part of the eProsima FastDDS implementation.

This package installs the development headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfastcdr-dev

Install libfastcdr-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfastcdr-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfastcdr-dev

How To Uninstall libfastcdr-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfastcdr-dev

Uninstall libfastcdr-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastcdr-dev

Remove libfastcdr-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfastcdr-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfastcdr-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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