How To Install libtre5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtre5 on Kali Linux. libtre5 is regexp matching library with approximate matching

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtre5 on Kali Linux.

What is libtre5

libtre5 is:

TRE is a lightweight, robust, and efficient POSIX compliant regexp matching library with some exciting features such as approximate matching.

There are three methods to install libtre5 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 libtre5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtre5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtre5

Install libtre5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtre5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtre5

Install libtre5 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 libtre5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtre5

How To Uninstall libtre5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtre5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtre5

Uninstall libtre5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtre5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtre5

Remove libtre5 Configurations and Data

To remove libtre5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtre5

Remove libtre5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtre5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtre5

Dependencies

libtre5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtre5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.