How To Install libgcroots-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcroots-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgcroots-dev
libgcroots-dev is:
SigScheme is a Scheme interpreter, which targets embedded programs. SigScheme is used as extension engine for uim, universal input method system. It conforms to R5RS, some of SRFI-s.
This package contains header files and static libraries for garbage collector roots development.
There are three methods to install libgcroots-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 libgcroots-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcroots-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcroots-devInstall libgcroots-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgcroots-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcroots-devInstall libgcroots-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 libgcroots-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcroots-devHow To Uninstall libgcroots-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgcroots-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcroots-devUninstall libgcroots-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcroots-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcroots-devRemove libgcroots-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgcroots-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcroots-devRemove libgcroots-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcroots-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcroots-devDependencies
libgcroots-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcroots-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.