How To Install libplist++3v5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist++3v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libplist++3v5

libplist++3v5 is:

libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).

This library is the C++ implementation of the libplist API.

There are three methods to install libplist++3v5 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 libplist++3v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libplist++3v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libplist++3v5

Install libplist++3v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libplist++3v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libplist++3v5

Install libplist++3v5 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 libplist++3v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libplist++3v5

How To Uninstall libplist++3v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libplist++3v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libplist++3v5

Uninstall libplist++3v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libplist++3v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplist++3v5

Remove libplist++3v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libplist++3v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libplist++3v5

Remove libplist++3v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libplist++3v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplist++3v5

Dependencies

libplist++3v5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libplist3
• libstdc++6

References

• libplist++3v5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist++3v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.