How To Install libfparser-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfparser-dev on Kali Linux. libfparser-dev is Function Parser for C++ - development files

Introduction

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

What is libfparser-dev

libfparser-dev is:

This C++ library offers a class which can be used to parse and evaluate a mathematical function from a string (which might be eg. requested from the user).

The syntax of the function string is similar to mathematical expressions written in C/C++ (the exact syntax is specified in the documentation below). The function can then be evaluated with different values of variables.

This package contains the development files for this library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfparser-dev

Install libfparser-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfparser-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfparser-dev

How To Uninstall libfparser-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfparser-dev

Uninstall libfparser-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfparser-dev

Remove libfparser-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfparser-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfparser-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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