How To Install libnet-cpp2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-cpp2 on Kali Linux. libnet-cpp2 is C++11 library for networking purposes - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-cpp2 on Kali Linux.

What is libnet-cpp2

libnet-cpp2 is:

Net-Cpp is a simple and straightforward networking library for C++11.

This package includes the net-cpp runtime libraries.

There are three methods to install libnet-cpp2 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 libnet-cpp2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnet-cpp2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnet-cpp2

Install libnet-cpp2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnet-cpp2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnet-cpp2

Install libnet-cpp2 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 libnet-cpp2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnet-cpp2

How To Uninstall libnet-cpp2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnet-cpp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnet-cpp2

Uninstall libnet-cpp2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnet-cpp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnet-cpp2

Remove libnet-cpp2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnet-cpp2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnet-cpp2

Remove libnet-cpp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnet-cpp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnet-cpp2

Dependencies

libnet-cpp2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-cpp2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.