How To Install libulfius-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libulfius-dev on Kali Linux. libulfius-dev is Web Framework for REST Applications in C - development

Introduction

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

What is libulfius-dev

libulfius-dev is:

Based on GNU Libmicrohttpd for the backend web server, Jansson for the json manipulation library, and Libcurl for the http/smtp client API.

Used to facilitate creation of web applications in C programs with a small memory footprint, as in embedded systems applications.

One can create webservices in HTTP or HTTPS mode, stream data, or implement server websockets.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libulfius-dev

Install libulfius-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libulfius-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libulfius-dev

How To Uninstall libulfius-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libulfius-dev

Uninstall libulfius-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libulfius-dev

Remove libulfius-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libulfius-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libulfius-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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