How To Install libffcall-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libffcall-dev
libffcall-dev is:
ffcall is a collection of libraries which can be used to build foreign function call interfaces in embedded interpreters.
The main libffcall library consists of two parts:
avcall - calling C functions with variable arguments
callback - closures with variable arguments as first-class C functions
The avcall and callback modules are also provided as separate libraries, but those are deprecated and are installed only for backward compatibility.
Two other libraries are provided:
vacall - C functions accepting variable argument prototypes
(non-reentrant variant of part of 'callback')
trampoline - closures as first-class C functions
(non-reentrant variant of part of 'callback')
This package also includes documentation, in HTML format and as manual pages.
There are three methods to install libffcall-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 libffcall-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libffcall-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffcall-devInstall libffcall-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libffcall-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffcall-devInstall libffcall-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libffcall-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffcall-devHow To Uninstall libffcall-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libffcall-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffcall-devUninstall libffcall-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffcall-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffcall-devRemove libffcall-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libffcall-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffcall-devRemove libffcall-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffcall-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffcall-devDependencies
libffcall-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.