How To Install libifcplusplus-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libifcplusplus-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libifcplusplus-dev
libifcplusplus-dev is:
IfcPlusPlus is an open source C++ class model, as well as a reader and writer for IFC files in STEP format.
Features:
- easy and efficient memory management using smart pointers
- parallel reader for very fast parsing on multi-core CPU’s
Additionally, there’s a simple IFC viewer application, using Qt and OpenSceneGraph.
This package contains the headers for building programs that use IFCplusplus.
There are three methods to install libifcplusplus-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 libifcplusplus-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libifcplusplus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libifcplusplus-devInstall libifcplusplus-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libifcplusplus-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libifcplusplus-devInstall libifcplusplus-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 libifcplusplus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libifcplusplus-devHow To Uninstall libifcplusplus-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libifcplusplus-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libifcplusplus-devUninstall libifcplusplus-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libifcplusplus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libifcplusplus-devRemove libifcplusplus-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libifcplusplus-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libifcplusplus-devRemove libifcplusplus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libifcplusplus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libifcplusplus-devDependencies
libifcplusplus-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libifcplusplus-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
