How To Install libstropt-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstropt-dev on Kali Linux. libstropt-dev is parse options from a string (supports quotation, arguments - devel)

Introduction

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

What is libstropt-dev

libstropt-dev is:

This small library parses a list of options from a string. Options can be separated by spaces, commas, semicolons, tabs or new line. Options may have arguments. It is possible to protect symbols and spaces using quote, double quote and backslash.

This package contains the development files used for C programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstropt-dev

Install libstropt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstropt-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libstropt-dev

How To Uninstall libstropt-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libstropt-dev

Uninstall libstropt-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstropt-dev

Remove libstropt-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstropt-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libstropt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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