How To Install libtranscript-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtranscript-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libtranscript-dev
libtranscript-dev is:
libtranscript is a character-set conversion library, much like the iconv set of functions. The library allows great control over the conversions. It was designed for use in programs which use Unicode internally, using UTF-8, UTF-16 or UTF-32/UCS-4.
This package contains the header files to compile programs against libtranscript, and to develop converters for use in libtranscript. It also contains the ucm2ltc program to create compilable converters from .ucm files.
There are three methods to install libtranscript-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 libtranscript-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtranscript-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtranscript-devInstall libtranscript-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtranscript-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtranscript-devInstall libtranscript-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtranscript-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtranscript-devHow To Uninstall libtranscript-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libtranscript-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtranscript-devUninstall libtranscript-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtranscript-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtranscript-devRemove libtranscript-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtranscript-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtranscript-devRemove libtranscript-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtranscript-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtranscript-devDependencies
libtranscript-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtranscript-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.