How To Install libsha-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsha-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libsha-ocaml-dev is SHA cryptographic hash functions for OCaml (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libsha-ocaml-dev

libsha-ocaml-dev is:

SHA-1 produces a 160-bit digest from its input. SHA-256 and SHA-512 produce 256-bit and 512-bit digests from their inputs, respectively.

This package contains the files needed to compile OCaml programs that use the SHA library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsha-ocaml-dev

Install libsha-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsha-ocaml-dev

Install libsha-ocaml-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 libsha-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsha-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libsha-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsha-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libsha-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsha-ocaml-dev

Remove libsha-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsha-ocaml-dev

Remove libsha-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsha-ocaml-dev

Dependencies

libsha-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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