How To Install libpcl1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl1 on Kali Linux. libpcl1 is Portable Coroutine Library (PCL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl1 on Kali Linux.

What is libpcl1

libpcl1 is:

Coroutines are a very simple cooperative multitasking environment where the switch from one task to another is done explicitly by a function call. Coroutines are a lot faster than processes or threads switch, since there is no OS kernel involvement for the operation. Also coroutines require much less OS resources than processes of threads.

For a more complete definition of the term coroutine see The Art of Computer Programming by Donald E. Knuth.

There are three methods to install libpcl1 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 libpcl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcl1

Install libpcl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcl1

Install libpcl1 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 libpcl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcl1

How To Uninstall libpcl1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcl1

Uninstall libpcl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcl1

Remove libpcl1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpcl1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcl1

Remove libpcl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcl1

Dependencies

libpcl1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.