How To Install libjim-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjim-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is libjim-dev
libjim-dev is:
Jim is an opensource small-footprint implementation of the Tcl programming language. It implements a large subset of Tcl and adds new features like references with garbage collection, closures, built-in Object Oriented Programming system, Functional Programming commands, first-class arrays and UTF-8 support. All this with a binary size of about 100-200kB (depending upon selected options).
This package provides the libjim development files.
There are three methods to install libjim-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 libjim-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 libjim-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjim-dev
Install libjim-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjim-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjim-dev
Install libjim-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 libjim-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjim-dev
How To Uninstall libjim-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libjim-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjim-dev
Uninstall libjim-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjim-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjim-dev
Remove libjim-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjim-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjim-dev
Remove libjim-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjim-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjim-dev
Dependencies
libjim-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjim-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.