How To Install libledit-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libledit-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libledit-ocaml-dev
libledit-ocaml-dev is:
Ledit is a line editor, allowing to use control commands like in emacs or in shells (bash, tcsh). To be used with interactive commands. It is written in OCaml and Camlp4 and uses the library unix.cma.
This package ships Ledit as a development library, so that you can use it to build interactive programs with line editing capabilities.
There are three methods to install libledit-ocaml-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 libledit-ocaml-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libledit-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libledit-ocaml-devInstall libledit-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libledit-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libledit-ocaml-devInstall libledit-ocaml-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 libledit-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libledit-ocaml-devHow To Uninstall libledit-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libledit-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libledit-ocaml-devUninstall libledit-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libledit-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libledit-ocaml-devRemove libledit-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libledit-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libledit-ocaml-devRemove libledit-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libledit-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libledit-ocaml-devDependencies
libledit-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libledit-ocaml-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
