How To Install libtclap-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libtclap-dev

libtclap-dev is:

This package provides a simple C++ library that facilitates parsing command-line arguments in a type-independent manner. The functionality is provided via template header files, so no actual library is included.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtclap-dev

Install libtclap-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtclap-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtclap-dev

How To Uninstall libtclap-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtclap-dev

Uninstall libtclap-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtclap-dev

Remove libtclap-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtclap-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtclap-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libtclap-dev website

Summary

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