How To Install libsysrepo-cpp5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo-cpp5 on Kali Linux. libsysrepo-cpp5 is YANG-based configuration and operational state data store [C++ library]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo-cpp5 on Kali Linux.

What is libsysrepo-cpp5

libsysrepo-cpp5 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.

There are three methods to install libsysrepo-cpp5 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-cpp5 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-cpp5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsysrepo-cpp5

Install libsysrepo-cpp5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsysrepo-cpp5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsysrepo-cpp5

Install libsysrepo-cpp5 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-cpp5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsysrepo-cpp5

How To Uninstall libsysrepo-cpp5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsysrepo-cpp5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsysrepo-cpp5

Uninstall libsysrepo-cpp5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsysrepo-cpp5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysrepo-cpp5

Remove libsysrepo-cpp5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsysrepo-cpp5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsysrepo-cpp5

Remove libsysrepo-cpp5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsysrepo-cpp5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsysrepo-cpp5

Dependencies

libsysrepo-cpp5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysrepo-cpp5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.