How To Install libsystemc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsystemc on Kali Linux.

What is libsystemc

libsystemc is:

SystemC is an HDL (High Definition Language) based on a C++ class library intended for simulations using standard C++ tools. This library also includes TLM (Transaction Level Modeling) code,

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libsystemc 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 libsystemc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsystemc

Install libsystemc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsystemc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsystemc

Install libsystemc 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 libsystemc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsystemc

How To Uninstall libsystemc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsystemc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsystemc

Uninstall libsystemc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsystemc

Remove libsystemc Configurations and Data

To remove libsystemc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsystemc

Remove libsystemc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsystemc

Dependencies

libsystemc have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libsystemc website

Summary

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