How To Install libtins4.0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins4.0 on Kali Linux. libtins4.0 is packet crafting and sniffing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins4.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libtins4.0

libtins4.0 is:

libtins is a high-level, multiplatform C++ network packet sniffing and crafting library. Its main purpose is to provide the C++ developer an easy, efficient, platform and endianess-independent way to create tools which need to send, receive and manipulate network packets.

There are three methods to install libtins4.0 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 libtins4.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtins4.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtins4.0

Install libtins4.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtins4.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtins4.0

Install libtins4.0 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 libtins4.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtins4.0

How To Uninstall libtins4.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtins4.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtins4.0

Uninstall libtins4.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtins4.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtins4.0

Remove libtins4.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtins4.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtins4.0

Remove libtins4.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtins4.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtins4.0

Dependencies

libtins4.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins4.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.