How To Install librapidxml-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is librapidxml-dev

librapidxml-dev is:

RapidXml is a fast XML DOM-style parser written in C++.

RapidXml provides a minimalistic API and reduced memory footprint suitable for embedded applications.

Limitations:

• The parser ignores DOCTYPE declarations.
• There is no support for XML namespaces.
• The parser does not check for character validity.
• The interface of the parser does not conform to DOM specification.
• The parser does not check for attribute uniqueness.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librapidxml-dev

Install librapidxml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librapidxml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librapidxml-dev

How To Uninstall librapidxml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librapidxml-dev

Uninstall librapidxml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librapidxml-dev

Remove librapidxml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librapidxml-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

librapidxml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• librapidxml-dev website

Summary

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