How To Install librep16 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librep16 on Kali Linux. librep16 is embedded lisp command interpreter library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librep16 on Kali Linux.

What is librep16

librep16 is:

rep is a dialect of Lisp, designed to be used both as an extension language for applications and as a general purpose programming language.

It was originally written to be mostly-compatible with Emacs Lisp, but has subsequently diverged markedly. Its aim is to combine the best features of Scheme and Common Lisp and provide an environment that is comfortable for implementing both small and large scale systems. It tries to be a “pragmatic” programming language.

This package contains the shared library for applications that embed the rep interpreter. You should not need to install this package manually.

There are three methods to install librep16 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 librep16 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librep16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librep16

Install librep16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librep16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librep16

Install librep16 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 librep16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librep16

How To Uninstall librep16 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librep16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librep16

Uninstall librep16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librep16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librep16

Remove librep16 Configurations and Data

To remove librep16 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librep16

Remove librep16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librep16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librep16

Dependencies

librep16 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librep16 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.