How To Install libwvstreams4.6-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams4.6-base on Kali Linux.

What is libwvstreams4.6-base

libwvstreams4.6-base is:

WvStreams is a library suite that is comprised of several parts. Included in the base package are:

• WvString: a convenient and efficient C++ string class
• WvList: an easy-to-use linked list
• WvHashTable: an efficient and easy-to-use hash table
• WvFile: a WvStream wrapper for handling files
• WvStreamClone: a base class which makes writing your own WvStreams easy
• WvLog: a log files handler
• UniIniGen: a tiny version of UniConf for simple configuration systems

There are three methods to install libwvstreams4.6-base 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 libwvstreams4.6-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwvstreams4.6-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwvstreams4.6-base

Install libwvstreams4.6-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwvstreams4.6-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwvstreams4.6-base

Install libwvstreams4.6-base 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 libwvstreams4.6-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwvstreams4.6-base

How To Uninstall libwvstreams4.6-base on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwvstreams4.6-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwvstreams4.6-base

Uninstall libwvstreams4.6-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwvstreams4.6-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwvstreams4.6-base

Remove libwvstreams4.6-base Configurations and Data

To remove libwvstreams4.6-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwvstreams4.6-base

Remove libwvstreams4.6-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwvstreams4.6-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwvstreams4.6-base

Dependencies

libwvstreams4.6-base have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libwvstreams4.6-base website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwvstreams4.6-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.