How To Install libwreport3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwreport3 on Kali Linux.

What is libwreport3

libwreport3 is:

libwreport is a C++ library to read and write weather reports in BUFR and CREX formats.

This is the shared library for C programs.

There are three methods to install libwreport3 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 libwreport3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwreport3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwreport3

Install libwreport3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwreport3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwreport3

Install libwreport3 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 libwreport3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwreport3

How To Uninstall libwreport3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwreport3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwreport3

Uninstall libwreport3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwreport3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwreport3

Remove libwreport3 Configurations and Data

To remove libwreport3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwreport3

Remove libwreport3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwreport3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwreport3

Dependencies

libwreport3 have the following dependencies:

• wreport-common
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• liblua5.1-0
• libstdc++6

References

• libwreport3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwreport3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.