How To Install libsimavr-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimavr-dev on Kali Linux. libsimavr-dev is AVR simulator development library

Introduction

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

What is libsimavr-dev

libsimavr-dev is:

A library for advanced AVR core and peripheral circuitry prototyping including AVR firmware simulated execution, VCD waveform creation and live debugging. For more information see virtual circuitry peripheral prototyping and simulation examples provided by libsimavr-examples package.

This package contains software development header files and static library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsimavr-dev

Install libsimavr-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsimavr-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsimavr-dev

How To Uninstall libsimavr-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsimavr-dev

Uninstall libsimavr-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsimavr-dev

Remove libsimavr-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsimavr-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsimavr-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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