How To Install libsafec-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafec-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsafec-dev
libsafec-dev is:
This library implements controversial C11 Annex K (TR24731) extensions. They are most commonly known as _s variants implemented by MSVC, dubbed as “secure” to the point of MSVC-related linters claiming standard functions to be deprecated. However, they’ve been nearly-universally panned by other libc implementors, the most recent discussion about Annex K removal and/or deprecation being N1967. It is recommended to avoid using these functions – they’re either prone to misuse or merely inefficient (measuring a string’s length twice being the most frequent case).
Yet despite these downsides, it is nice to have these functions available when porting some software that originated on Windows.
This package includes development headers.
There are three methods to install libsafec-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 libsafec-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsafec-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsafec-devInstall libsafec-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsafec-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsafec-devInstall libsafec-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsafec-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsafec-devHow To Uninstall libsafec-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsafec-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsafec-devUninstall libsafec-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsafec-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsafec-devRemove libsafec-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsafec-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsafec-devRemove libsafec-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsafec-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsafec-devDependencies
libsafec-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafec-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
