How To Install libwvstreams-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libwvstreams-dev

libwvstreams-dev is:

Contains the header files and static libraries for use in rapid application development using the WvStreams set of libraries. It includes everything that is needed to compile a program that needs WvStreams.

The WvStreams library suite is a set of C++ network libraries that make it fast and simple to develop network applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwvstreams-dev

Install libwvstreams-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwvstreams-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwvstreams-dev

How To Uninstall libwvstreams-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwvstreams-dev

Uninstall libwvstreams-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwvstreams-dev

Remove libwvstreams-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwvstreams-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwvstreams-dev have the following dependencies:

• libwvstreams4.6-base
• libwvstreams4.6-extras
• libuniconf4.6
• libxplc0.3.13-dev

References

• libwvstreams-dev website

Summary

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