How To Install libwslay-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwslay-dev on Kali Linux. libwslay-dev is WebSocket library written in C. Development files

Introduction

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

What is libwslay-dev

libwslay-dev is:

WebSocket library written in C. It implements the protocol version 13 described in RFC 6455. This library offers 2 levels of API: event-based API and frame-based low-level API. For event-based API, it is suitable for non-blocking reactor pattern style. You can set callbacks in various events. For frame-based API, you can send WebSocket frame directly. Wslay only supports data transfer part of WebSocket protocol and does not perform opening handshake in HTTP.

Wslay supports:

  • Text/Binary messages.
  • Automatic ping reply.
  • Callback interface.
  • External event loop.
  • Wslay does not perform any I/O operations for its own. Instead, it offers callbacks for them. This makes Wslay independent on any I/O frameworks, SSL, sockets, etc. This makes Wslay portable across various platforms and the application authors can choose freely I/O frameworks.

The binary contains development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwslay-dev

Install libwslay-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwslay-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwslay-dev

How To Uninstall libwslay-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwslay-dev

Uninstall libwslay-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwslay-dev

Remove libwslay-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwslay-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwslay-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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