How To Install libsysrepo-cpp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo-cpp-dev on Kali Linux. libsysrepo-cpp-dev is YANG-based configuration and operational state data store [C++ development]

Introduction

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

What is libsysrepo-cpp-dev

libsysrepo-cpp-dev is:

Applications can use sysrepo to store their configuration modeled by provided YANG model instead of using e.g. flat configuration files. Sysrepo will ensure data consistency of the data stored in the datastore and enforce data constraints defined by YANG model.

Sysrepo can be easily integrated with management agents such as NETCONF or RESTCONF servers, using the same client library API that applications use to access their configuration.

This package contains the shared C++ library and headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsysrepo-cpp-dev

Install libsysrepo-cpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsysrepo-cpp-dev

Install libsysrepo-cpp-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 libsysrepo-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsysrepo-cpp-dev

How To Uninstall libsysrepo-cpp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsysrepo-cpp-dev

Uninstall libsysrepo-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysrepo-cpp-dev

Remove libsysrepo-cpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsysrepo-cpp-dev

Remove libsysrepo-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysrepo-cpp-dev

Dependencies

libsysrepo-cpp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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