How To Install libmcpp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcpp-dev on Kali Linux. libmcpp-dev is Alternative C/C++ preprocessor (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libmcpp-dev

libmcpp-dev is:

This package installs the development files for the library version of mcpp.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmcpp-dev

Install libmcpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmcpp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmcpp-dev

How To Uninstall libmcpp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmcpp-dev

Uninstall libmcpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmcpp-dev

Remove libmcpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmcpp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmcpp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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