How To Install libparaglob-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparaglob-dev on Kali Linux. libparaglob-dev is library that matches a string against a large list of patterns

Introduction

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

What is libparaglob-dev

libparaglob-dev is:

Paraglob is a library that is able to match strings against a large list of patterns using a variant of the Aho-Corasick algorithm. It is used within the Zeek Network Security Monitoring software.

This package contains header files and a static library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libparaglob-dev

Install libparaglob-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libparaglob-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libparaglob-dev

How To Uninstall libparaglob-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libparaglob-dev

Uninstall libparaglob-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparaglob-dev

Remove libparaglob-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libparaglob-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libparaglob-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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