How To Install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
libmlpcap-ocaml-dev is:
MLpcap implements OCaml stubs to libpcap. It allows one to call almost all function of libpcap from OCaml.
Development files.
There are three methods to install libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmlpcap-ocaml-devInstall libmlpcap-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmlpcap-ocaml-devInstall libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmlpcap-ocaml-devHow To Uninstall libmlpcap-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmlpcap-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmlpcap-ocaml-devUninstall libmlpcap-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmlpcap-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmlpcap-ocaml-devRemove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmlpcap-ocaml-devRemove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmlpcap-ocaml-devDependencies
libmlpcap-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.